6th Grade Science SLO Contest

Question 1

Type of rock forming from heat/pressure changing one rock into another different type of rock:

Accepted Answer

Metamorphic

Question 2

Glassy, fine grained, coarse grained, medium grained all refers to a rock's ___________.

Accepted Answer

Texture

Question 3

Cell Respiration is when animal cells use glucose, oxygen to make _________.

Accepted Answer

Carbon Dioxide, ATP, Water

Question 4

State of matter which particles stay STILL and VERY CLOSE to each other (still vibrate):

Accepted Answer

Solid

Question 5

Elements are identified by their _________ ___________.

Accepted Answer

Atomic Number

Question 6

Taste, Magnetism, Optical properties, and radioactivity are:

Accepted Answer

Properties of SOME minerals

Question 7

Mitosis produces _________________.

Accepted Answer

Two new nuclei

Question 8

The Cell Theory states that ___________________.

Accepted Answer

All cells come from existing cells.

Question 9

This is the process which causes a rock to BREAK DOWN:

Accepted Answer

Weathering

Question 10

All of the energy which fuels our life originates from __________.

Accepted Answer

The sun

Question 11

The SI unit for speed is ________.

Accepted Answer

m/s

Question 12

The ability of a mineral to be scratched is called a mineral's ______________.

Accepted Answer

Hardness

Question 13

Rock which forms from sediments settling in lakes and becoming compacted/cemented

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

Question 14

The Cell Theory consists of ________ part(s).

Accepted Answer

THREE

Question 15

Food molecules are broken down to release energy by the _________________.

Accepted Answer

Mitochondria

Question 16

Metallic or Nonmetallic (shiny or dull) refers to a mineral's _____________.

Accepted Answer

Luster

Question 17

Cellular Respiration is when animal cells use ________ and __________.

Accepted Answer

Glucose and Oxygen

Question 18

The Cell Theory states that __________________.

Accepted Answer

The cell is the basic unit of life.

Question 19

Whether a mineral SINKS or FLOATS is called a mineral's ______________.

Accepted Answer

Density

Question 20

State of matter which particles move SLOWLY around each other:

Accepted Answer

Liquid

Question 21

How is a liquid able to take the shape of its container?

Accepted Answer

Liquids have particles that move around each other.

Question 22

_________ is the LARGEST ORGAN in the human body.

Accepted Answer

The skin

Question 23

The four states of matter are _____, ______, _______, and ________.

Accepted Answer

Solid, Liquid, Gas, and Plasma

Question 24

States that any object in motion or rest will stay that way until acted on by a force:

Accepted Answer

Law of Inertia

Question 25

When the atoms of a substance are arranged in a SPECIFIC, REPETITIVE PATTERN:

Accepted Answer

Crystalline

Question 26

The most basic unit of life is the ____________.

Accepted Answer

Cell

Question 27

State of matter which particles move very quickly, but away from each other:

Accepted Answer

Gas

Question 28

Each new cell must have their own copy of a chromosome because __________________.

Accepted Answer

The cell has their own DNA.

Question 29

This is located outside of the cell membrane and only found in plant cells:

Accepted Answer

Cell Wall

Question 30

Cellular Respiration happens in the ________________.

Accepted Answer

Mitochondria

Question 31

The three types of rocks are:

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous

Question 32

What makes up most of the earth's mass?

Accepted Answer

Mantle

Question 33

The large membrane-covered chamber that stores water/liquids in PLANTS is the _______________.

Accepted Answer

Vacuole

Question 34

You began your life as __________.

Accepted Answer

One single cell

Question 35

The color left behind when a mineral is rubbed on another surface:

Accepted Answer

Streak

Question 36

Zero Net Force is called _____________ and results in ____ _____________.

Accepted Answer

Balanced; No movement

Question 37

You can change a matter's state by adding or taking away _____________.

Accepted Answer

Energy

Question 38

Why is baking a brick similar to forming metamorphic rock?

Accepted Answer

The brick changes from clay to brick using metamorphism.

Question 39

The Cell Theory states that _______________________.

Accepted Answer

All organisms are composed of one or more cells.

Question 40

A product of photosynthesis is ___________.

Accepted Answer

Oxygen

Question 41

When a rock wears away into sediment:

Accepted Answer

Erosion

Question 42

Smallest particle an element can be divided and still be the same substance:

Accepted Answer

an atom

Question 43

This property of minerals applies to only a few minerals:

Accepted Answer

Magnetism

Question 44

These types of rocks form when MAGMA COOLS and SOLIDIFIES.

Accepted Answer

Igneous

Question 45

All atoms of an element are the same because the number of __________ in each atom is the same.

Accepted Answer

Protons

Question 46

What is a mineral?

Accepted Answer

Natural; Inorganic; solid; crystalline;

6th Grade Science SLO Contest

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6th Grade Science SLO Contest

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