6th Grade Science Final Quiz Science (READ DESC)

Question 1

Which moon phase would a solar eclipse occur?

Accepted Answer

New Moon

Question 2

The resistance of a mineral being scratched.

Accepted Answer

Hardness

Question 3

This permanent change in shape by bending and folding.

Accepted Answer

Plastic Deformation

Question 4

The grain size and the way grains fit together in a rock.

Accepted Answer

Texture

Question 5

The lava that cools and crystallizes on the seafloor, it forms this type of rock.

Accepted Answer

Basalt

Question 6

Which wavelength that is part of the spectrum that we can see is what?

Accepted Answer

Visible Light

Question 7

A telescope that uses a convex lens to concentrate light from a distant object.

Accepted Answer

Refracting Telescope

Question 8

At a mid- ocean ridge which lava comes out of the surface and helps create a new crust?

Accepted Answer

Pillow Lava

Question 9

Deep inside the Sun, nuclei of atoms combine, releasing huge amounts of energy. What is this called?

Accepted Answer

Nuclear Fusion

Question 10

Which space telescope was used to observe objects too old and too cold to emit visible light?

Accepted Answer

Spitzer Space Telescope

Question 11

The oldest and most highly- cratered regions on the moon.

Accepted Answer

Highlands

Question 12

The term that scientists use to describe differences in elevation.

Accepted Answer

Relief

Question 13

List the three types of probes.

Accepted Answer

Flyby, Lander, Orbiter

Question 14

Via Lactea means what?

Accepted Answer

Road of Milk

Question 15

Who is Ham?

Accepted Answer

First Monkey in space

Question 16

Who are Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong?

Accepted Answer

First men on the moon

Question 17

A scientific explanation that has never been disproved is called a

Accepted Answer

Law

Question 18

The way minerals reflect or absorb light at its surface.

Accepted Answer

Luster

Question 19

The mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans.

Accepted Answer

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Question 20

Nickname for the location that surrounds the pacific ocean that has of volcanoes and earthquakes?

Accepted Answer

Ring of Fire

Question 21

Which planet has a tilt of almost 90 degrees?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 22

A __________ is shaped like a ball, with all points on the surface at an equal distance from the center.

Accepted Answer

Sphere

Question 23

Which telescope did NASA launch to focus on a single area of the sky containing about 100,000 stars?

Accepted Answer

Hubble Space Telescope, Kepler Space Telescope

Question 24

Minerals can be used to interpret the conditions of their formation.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Earth has what type of path around the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Elliptical Path

Question 26

Which planet is not associated with the terrestrial planets?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 27

The force that every object exerts on all other objects because of their masses.

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Question 28

The part of an experiment in which all conditions are kept the same is the

Accepted Answer

The Control

Question 29

The weight from the layers of sediment forces out fluids and decreases the space between grains during this process.

Accepted Answer

Compaction

Question 30

All objects are pulled towards the center of the earth by gravity.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

What does MESSENGER stand for?

Accepted Answer

Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging

Question 32

The vibrations in the ground that result from movement along break’s in Earth’s lithosphere.

Accepted Answer

Earthquakes

Question 33

This tide produces higher high tides and lower low tides.

Accepted Answer

Spring Tide

Question 34

The information gathered from experiments is called

Accepted Answer

The d ata

Question 35

How long does it take for light to travel from the sun to the Earth?

Accepted Answer

8 Minutes

Question 36

The preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things.

Accepted Answer

Fossil

Question 37

Who is Alan Shephard?

Accepted Answer

First US man in space

Question 38

Who is the scientist who theorized that the earth’s continents are in motion?

Accepted Answer

Alfred Wegener

Question 39

A rock that contains high enough concentrations of a substance and can be sold for profit.

Accepted Answer

Ore

Question 40

A telescope that uses mirrors to concentrate light from a distant object.

Accepted Answer

Reflecting Telescope

Question 41

The steps commonly used by scientists to test hypotheses and solve problems are called

Accepted Answer

Scientific Method

6th Grade Science Final Quiz Science (READ DESC)

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