SCIENCE TEST
Grade Level: 6
Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Total Points: 15
PART A: MULTIPLE CHOICE (5 points)
Choose the correct answer for each question.
1. Which organ pumps blood throughout the body?
a) Lungs b) Heart c) Brain
2. What is the process by which plants make their own food?
a) Respiration b) Photosynthesis c) Digestion
3. Which state of matter has a definite shape and volume?
a) Solid b) Liquid c) Gas
4. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
a) Earth b) Jupiter c) Mars
5. What do plants need to perform photosynthesis?
a) Water, soil, and wind b) Water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide c) Oxygen,
sunlight, and soil
PART B: TRUE OR FALSE (5 points)
Write T for True and F for False.
1. All living things need oxygen to survive.
2. The moon produces its own light.
3. Evaporation is when liquid turns into gas.
4. Humans have 206 bones in their body.
5. Sound travels faster than light.
PART C: SHORT ANSWER (5 points)
Answer each question in one sentence.
1. What is the function of the lungs?
2. Why do objects fall to the ground when dropped?
3. What causes day and night on Earth?
4. What is the difference between a plant cell and an animal cell?
5. What is weathering?
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SCIENCE TEST ANSWER KEY
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PART A: MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. b) Heart
2. b) Photosynthesis
3. a) Solid
4. b) Jupiter
5. b) Water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide
PART B: TRUE OR FALSE
1. T
2. F (The moon reflects light from the sun)
3. T
4. T
5. F (Light travels faster than sound)
PART C: SHORT ANSWER
1. The lungs help us breathe by taking in oxygen and releasing carbon
dioxide.
2. Objects fall due to the force of gravity pulling them toward Earth.
3. Day and night are caused by Earth's rotation on its axis.
4. Plant cells have a cell wall and chloroplasts, while animal cells do not.
5. Weathering is the process by which rocks and soil are broken down by
natural forces like wind and water.