Science Reviewer Grade 6

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer.
Write the chosen letter on a

separate sheet of paper.
1. In what particular orbit do the planets like earth travel around the sun?
a. circular orbit
b. elliptical orbit
c. rectangular orbit
d. none of the above
2. The earth is closest to the sun at ________________.
a. Perihelion
b. Aphelion
c. Apogee
d. Perigee
3. Which of the following is the reason why planets like Earth maintain their orbit
around the sun?
a. Tidal force between the sun and the planets.
b. Magnetic force between the sun and the planets.
c. Gravitational force between the sun and the planets.
d. Electrostatic force between the sun and the planets.
4. During Summer, the days are ___________________.
a. shorter than the nights
b. longer than the nights
c. the same length as the night
5. In what direction does the sun rise?
a. North
b. South
c. East
d. West
6. Which among the following causes the changes in the length of day or changes
in season?
a. Suns rays
b. Earths tilt
c. Phases of the moon
d. None of the above
7. The time it takes for the moon to rotate along its axis once is ______________.
a. 27 1/3 days
b. 24 hours
c. 30 days
d. 365 days
8. Compared to the earths gravity, the moons gravity is _______________.

a. as much
b. as much
c. 1/6 as much
9. Which of the following is the best description of the moon?
a. The moon is a constellation. Mars and Jupiter.
b. The moon is an asteroid that is located between.
c. The moon is a star because it is bright at nighttime.
d. The moon is a satellite that revolves around a planet.
10. The phases of the moon depend on the position of the _______________.
a. earth only
b. moon only
c. earth and moon only
d. earth, moon and sun
11. How long does it take the moon to go through all of its phases?
a. 24 hours
b. 27 1/3 days
c. 29 days
d. 1 year
12. What phase of the moon does an observer on earth see when the moon is
located between the planes of the sun and the earth?
a. New moon
b. Full moon
c. First quarter moon
d. Last quarter moon
13. When does a lunar eclipse occur?
a. When the moon moves into the suns umbra
b. When the moon moves into its own umbra
c. When the moon moves into the earths umbra
d. None of the above
14. Solar eclipse is most likely to occur on a _______________.
a. Full moon
b. New moon
c. Gibbous moon
d. Crescent moon
15. Which describes the umbra?
a. darker than the penumbra
b. lighter than the penumbra

c. the same as the penumbra
16. The zigzag road that leads us from the foot to the top of a mountain is an
example of what kind of simple machine?
a. inclined plane
c. screw
b. lever d. wheel and axle
17. Which of the following energy transformation occurs when a battery is used in a
flashlight?
a. light-chemical-thermal
c. chemical-thermal-light
b. chemical-electrical-thermal d. chemical-electrical-light
18. What source of energy supplies the energy needed by photovoltaic cells?
a. Getothermal c. Solar
b. Biomas
d. Hydroelectric
19. To save energy at home, which of the following should you do?
a. Use fluorescent lamps instead of incandescent bulbs
b. Open windows to allow natural ventilation
c. Iron clothes in bulk, not individually
d. All of the above
20. When the pendulum bob swings back and forth, energy is converted from kinetic
to potential and vice versa. At what point in its motion does the bob possess
greatest potential energy?
D
C
21. Work is done in all of the following instances EXCEPT when

a. pushing a locked door
b. raising a window
c. climbing stairs
d. scrubbing a floor
22. The ramp used to load heavy objects on a truck is an example of ____________
a. lever
b. pulley
c. inclined plane
d. wheel and axle
23. As a rock falls off a cliff, its _____________________
a. potential energy changes to kinetic
b. kinetic energy changes to potential
c. potential energy remains the same
d. kinetic energy remains the same
24. A 400- kg truck is traveling at 8 m/s. What is the cars kinetic energy when it
stops?
a. 0 J
b. 8 J
c. 3200 J
d. 6400 J
25. Which of the following energy sources is non-renewable?
a. Coal
b. Solar
c. Geothermal
d. Hydrothermal
26. Which of the following gives the correct order of energy transformation in a
burning candle?
a. Thermal Radiant Chemical
b. Chemical Thermal Radiant
c. Chemical Radiant Thermal
d. Thermal Chemical Radiant

27. When you put your palms close to a fire, your hands will eventually feel warm
even without touching the fire. What method of heat transfer is involved in this
situation?
a. Conduction
b. Convection
c. Radiation
d. Transformation
28. A physics book and a chemistry book of equal mass are piled up so that the
physics book rests over the chemistry book. Which of the following statements is
correct?
a. The physics book has more KE than the chemistry book.
b. The physics book has more PE than the chemistry book.
c. The two books have the same PE and KE.
d. The chemistry book is doing work on the chemistry book.
29. The acceleration due to gravity on the moons surface is 1/6 that of the
acceleration due to gravity on earths surface. If you walk at 1 m/s on a flat
moons surface, just as you walk here on the earth, which of these statements is
correct?
a. Your KE on earth is less than your KE on moon
b. Your KE on earth is more than your KE on moon
c. Your PE on earth is less than your PE on moon
d. Your PE on earth is more than your PE on moon
30. How much energy do you use when you exert a 5-N force to move a box to a
distance of 3 m?
a. 0 J
b. 15 J
c. 45 J
d. 75 J
31. Which of the following is an example of matter?
a. energy
c. heat
b. fire
d. sound
32. Which is a chemical change?
a. boiling water
b. chopping of wood
c. melting of ice cream
d. souring of milk
33. Iron bar is a solid material. This is due to:
a. The particles are far from each other.
b. The particles are very close to each other.

c. The particles have a definite shape.
d. The particles have mass.
34. The following are all properties of matter. Which one determines the phase of
matter?
a. arrangement of the particles
b. density of particles
c. mass of the particles
d. all of the above
35. Jeff placed some mothballs inside the cabinet. After some days the mothballs
disappeared. What happened to the mothballs?
a. It dissolved in the presence of air.
b. It evaporated.
c. It was replaced with air inside the cabinet.
d. It sublimed.

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Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer.

Write the chosen letter on a

8. Compared to the earths gravity, the moons gravity is _______________.

b. lighter than the penumbra

b. lever d. wheel and axle

21. Work is done in all of the following instances EXCEPT when

d. Thermal Chemical Radiant

b. The particles are very close to each other.

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