Which best describes a solution?

Two substances physically combined

Which energy transformation occurs with a battery?

Chemical to electrical to light

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6th Grade Science Year End Review

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1
What phase has no lighted part?
Full Moon
Third Quarter
New Moon
First Quarter
2
What keeps planets orbiting Sun?
Solar wind
Tides
Earth's magnetic field
Gravity
3
What is the center of an atom?
Neutron
Electron cloud
Proton
Nucleus
4
What happens if volume increases?
Density decreases
Density increases
Density stays the same
Depends on gravity
5
What is biodiversity?
The height of trees
Variety of ecosystems
Variety of organisms
The number of rivers
6
Constants in an experiment are:
Variables kept the same
Variables measured
Variables observed
Variables that change
7
Which particles are in the nucleus?
Only neutrons
Protons and Neutrons
Electrons
Only protons
8
Relationship between Earth, Sun, Moon?
Sun revolves Earth
All orbit each other
Earth orbits Sun
Moon and Earth orbit
9
Which type of rock forms from lava?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Fossil
10
Which is a renewable energy source?
Solar
Coal
Natural gas
Oil
11
Which unit measures volume?
Meters
Joules
Grams
Liters
12
Which system transports oxygen?
Circulatory system
Digestive system
Nervous system
Respiratory system
13
In which state are particles packed closely?
Liquid
Solid
Gas
Plasma
14
Light waves are what type of wave?
Mechanical
Sound
Electromagnetic
Compression
15
Which bond shares electrons?
Nuclear
Ionic
Metallic
Covalent
16
Does Moon produce its own light?
False
True
17
How long for Earth to orbit Sun?
1 year
1 day
1 month
10 years
18
What is a revolution?
One object orbiting
Rotation on axis
Movement by tides
Spinning movement
19
Which best describes a solution?
Pure element
Two substances combined
Rock formation
Two substances physically combined
20
What is a food web?
A timeline of fossils
A single path
Many food chains
A diagram of biomes
21
Which energy transformation occurs with a battery?
Chemical to electrical to light
Chemical to light directly
Mechanical to chemical
Electrical to sound
22
What season in Southern Hemisphere?
Fall
Spring
Winter
Summer
23
What causes day and night on Earth?
Earth's rotation
Earth's tilt
Moon orbiting Earth
Earth's revolution
24
What do we call an organism that decomposes?
Consumer
Predator
Decomposer
Producer
25
What type of energy is stored?
Thermal
Kinetic
Mechanical
Potential
26
What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?
Mass is neither created
Mass is gained
Mass is lost
Mass turns into energy
27
Gravity is an example of a:
Frictional force
Chemical force
Contact force
Non-contact force
28
Runoff is:
Water evaporating
Water flowing over surface
Water freezing
Water infiltrating
29
What is groundwater?
Water flowing underground
Water in rivers
Water in lakes
Water in oceans
30
True or False: Sound needs a medium?
False
True
N/A
Maybe
31
Cause of Earth's orbit around Sun?
Gravitational pull
Moon’s orbit
Earth's rotation
Magnetic fields
32
What is motion?
A change in volume
A change in mass
A change in energy
A change in position
33
What charge does a proton have?
No charge
Neutral
Negative
Positive
34
Which is a physical change?
Baking a cake
Freezing water
Rusting iron
Burning wood
35
Which part of an experiment is changed?
Hypothesis
Control
Independent variable
Dependent variable
36
What structure do plant cells have?
Cell wall
Nucleus
Cell membrane
Cytoplasm
37
What causes tides on Earth?
Gravity from Moon
Sun heating water
Earth's rotation
Wind on oceans
38
Which phase shows full Moon?
Full Moon
Waning Crescent
New Moon
First Quarter
39
What is acceleration?
The speed at one moment
A change in speed
Constant velocity
Staying still
40
What is the smallest unit of an element?
Cell
Atom
Compound
Molecule
41
What is density?
Mass × Volume
Mass ÷ Volume
Volume ÷ Mass
Mass + Volume
42
Earthquakes are caused by:
Plate movements
Wind forces
Erosion
Weathering
43
What type of energy is in motion?
Chemical
Kinetic
Potential
Nuclear
44
True or False: Fossil fuels are renewable?
True
Maybe
False
N/A
45
Which organelle controls cell activities?
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Ribosome
Chloroplast
46
Which process involves water vapor cooling?
Precipitation
Evaporation
Condensation
Runoff
47
Which tool measures temperature?
Balance
Microscope
Thermometer
Ruler
48
The water cycle is powered by:
The Sun
Plate tectonics
Gravity
Earth's rotation
49
A hypothesis is:
A conclusion
An educated guess
A random guess
A fact
50
What causes Moon phases?
Sun’s brightness
Moon's revolution
Earth's rotation
Earth's shadow
51
What is the function of the respiratory system?
Take in oxygen
Break down food
Transport nutrients
Move the body
52
Gravity pulls objects:
Up
Away from Earth
Sideways
Down
53
In a food chain, what do arrows show?
Death of organisms
Direction of energy flow
Predator-prey relationships
Migration patterns
54
What causes seasons on Earth?
Moon phases
Tilt and revolution
Earth's rotation
Distance from Sun
55
In an experiment, the variables that stay the same is:
Constant
Hypothesis
Independent
Dependent
56
What causes unbalanced forces?
Equal forces
Gravity only
No motion
Net force not equal
57
Which part of an experiment is measured?
Constant
Independent variable
Hypothesis
Dependent variable
58
Plate tectonics describe:
Movement of magma
Movement of air
Movement of plates
Movement of water
59
How long for Earth to rotate?
1 year
12 hours
1 month
1 day
60
Which energy transfer occurs by contact?
Radiation
Reflection
Conduction
Convection
61
Which process breaks down rocks chemically?
Physical weathering
Chemical weathering
Deposition
Erosion
62
What is an example of a compound?
Salad
Water
Air
Soil
63
What keeps atmosphere from floating?
Revolution
Rotation
Gravity
Tides
64
What are the three states of matter?
Matter, Energy, Plasma
Liquid, Gas, Plasma
Solid, Liquid, Gas
Solid, Plasma, Gas
65
Which organelle is for photosynthesis?
Chloroplast
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Ribosome
66
Which biome has little rainfall?
Grassland
Tundra
Rainforest
Desert
67
How long for Moon to orbit Earth?
About 1 year
About 1 month
About 1 day
About 1 week
68
What is an example of a mixture?
Salt
Carbon dioxide
Water
Air
69
How many high tides daily?
Two
Three
One
Four
70
Is gravity weaker on Moon?
False
True
71
Which best describes speed?
Mass × Distance
Distance ÷ Time
Force ÷ Mass
Work ÷ Energy
72
What is the freezing point of water?
50°C
32°C
100°C
0°C
73
What is the basic unit of life?
Cell
Organ
Tissue
Atom
74
Which is a chemical change?
Melting ice
Burning wood
Freezing water
Dissolving sugar
75
Which has greatest gravitational pull?
Mars
Sun
Moon
Earth
76
What layer of Earth is molten rock?
Outer core
Crust
Inner core
Mantle
77
What is balanced force?
Causes motion
Forces working together
Forces are equal
Causes acceleration
78
Why does Moon orbit Earth?
Sun’s heat
Earth's gravity
Earth's rotation
Wind currents
79
Which describes a predator-prey relationship?
Two species helping
One species hunts another
Two species competing
Two species ignore each other
80
Which unit measures mass?
Liters
Meters
Seconds
Grams
81
What type of force is friction?
Contact force
Magnetic force
Non-contact force
Nuclear force
82
What forms when magma cools?
Sedimentary rock
Extrusive igneous rock
Intrusive igneous rock
Fossilized rock
83
What is refraction?
Bending of light
Absorption of heat
Breaking of rocks
Reflection of sound

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