WorksheetsGrade 6 Science Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which of the following is a characteristic of all living things?
Sleeping
Movement
Talking
Building
The smallest unit of life is the:
Atom
Organ
Cell
Tissue
Which process allows living things to make more of their own kind?
Growth
Movement
Reproduction
Respiration
Plants make their own food through:
Digestion
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Absorption
Invertebrates are animals that:
Have a backbone
Have no backbone
Have fur
Lay eggs
Vertebrates include all except:
Fish
Mammals
Reptiles
Insects
A dog is a:
Bird
Reptile
Mammal
Amphibian
A frog is an example of an:
Amphibian
Mammal
Reptile
Bird
Which animal lays eggs and has feathers?
Cat
Snake
Bird
Frog
The part of the plant that absorbs water is the:
Leaf
Stem
Root
Flower
Which part of the plant makes food?
Roots
Flowers
Leaves
Stem
A plant without flowers reproduces using:
Seeds
Spores
Pollen
Fruit
Which characteristic of life helps organisms react to changes around them?
Growth
Sensitivity
Nutrition
Reproduction
Which group has cold-blooded animals with scales?
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Amphibians
Which of these is an example of a flowering plant?
Fern
Pine tree
Rose
Moss
Matter is made up of tiny:
Cells
Molecules
Particles
Atoms only
Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
Liquid
Gas
Solid
Plasma
Which state of matter flows and takes the shape of its container?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Ice
Which state of matter spreads to fill the whole container?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Ice
The particles in a solid are:
Far apart
Close together
Not moving
Randomly spaced
When a solid changes into a liquid, it is called:
Freezing
Melting
Condensing
Evaporating
The process of a liquid changing into gas is:
Freezing
Boiling or evaporating
Condensing
Melting
The process of a gas changing back into liquid is:
Condensation
Melting
Freezing
Boiling
When a liquid changes into a solid, it is called:
Condensation
Melting
Freezing
Boiling
The temperature at which water boils is:
0°C
25°C
50°C
100°C
The temperature at which water freezes is:
0°C
25°C
50°C
100°C
The spaces between particles increase when a solid becomes a:
Liquid
Gas
Solid
Ice
When particles gain energy, they:
Move slower
Stay still
Move faster
Stop moving
The particle model helps to explain:
Plant growth
Changes of state
Breathing
Photosynthesis
The state of matter with the weakest particle forces is:
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Ice
Energy is the ability to:
Rest
Do work or cause change
Eat food
Sleep
The energy of moving objects is called:
Sound energy
Kinetic energy
Light energy
Heat energy
Energy stored in objects due to their position is:
Kinetic energy
Potential energy
Light energy
Heat energy
Energy from the Sun is mostly:
Heat and light
Sound
Movement
Chemical
Energy stored in food or fuel is:
Light energy
Chemical energy
Sound energy
Electrical energy
Energy that travels through vibrations is:
Sound energy
Light energy
Kinetic energy
Gravitational energy
Energy stored in stretched or squashed objects is:
Kinetic energy
Elastic potential energy
Heat energy
Light energy
When something falls, its potential energy changes into:
Light energy
Kinetic energy
Heat energy
Sound energy
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only:
Lost
Wasted
Transferred or changed form
Stored forever
When energy spreads out and becomes less useful, it is called:
Dissipation
Reflection
Absorption
Conservation
