GRADE 6 SCIENCE

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200

A positively charged particle is called a _________.

A. Proton            

B. Neutron

C. Nucleus

D. Electrong

A. PROTON

400

Which of these materials is an example of an insulator?

A. Copper

B. Gold

C. Glass

D. Water

C. GLASS

600

A _______________ controls the flow of electricity in a circuit.

A. Switch                

B. Battery

C. Light bulb    

D. Wire

A. SWITCH

800

A neutral charged particle is called a _______________.

A. Proton               

B. Neutron  

C. Electron              

D. Nucleus

B. NEUTRON

1000

The buildup of a positive or negative electrical charge on the surface of a material is called?

A. Electricity                

B. Static Electricity

C. Electrical Force            

D. Lightning

B. STATIC ELECTRICITY

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200

_______________ make up all of the things we see.

A. Electrons                

B. Atoms

C. Electricity               

D. Nucleus

B. ATOMS

400

A negatively charged particle is called a _______________.

A. Proton                

B. Electron

C. Neutron                

D. Nucleus

B. ELECTRON

600

What type of circuit will cause all electrical appliances to not work if one of them breaks down?

A. Parallel                

B. Simple

C. Closed                

D. Series

D. SERIES

800

The lighter, outer part of a shadow is called the _______________.

A. Umbra                        

B. Shadow

C. Opaque                     

D. Penumbra

D. PENUMBRA

1000

What is it called when the Earth is in between the Sun and the Moon?

A. Lunar Eclipse                

B. Umbra                    

C. Solar Eclipse

D. Eclipse

A. LUNAR ECLIPSE

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200

What is the darker inner part of a shadow where no light can reach?

A. Umbra                   

B. Penumbra

C. Opaque                    

D. Transparent

A. UMBRA

400

What planet were the first soil samples taken from?

A. Mercury                         

B. Mars

C. Venus                   

D. Saturn

C. VENUS

600

What is it called when the Moon is in between the Sun and the Earth?

A. Eclipse                    

B. Lunar Eclipse

C. Light Source                

D. Solar Eclipse

D. SOLAR ECLIPSE

800

When we see straight rays of light through clouds or trees it is called _______________.

A. Light                    

B. Light Rays 

C. Shadows                   

D. Light Source

B. LIGHT RAYS

1000

What does NASA stand for?

A. National Aeronautics Space Academy    

B. National Aeronautics Space Agency    

C. National Air Space Agency

D. National American Space Agency

B. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS SPACE AGENCY

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200

What year did the first dog come into space?

A. 1961

B. 1951

C. 1963

D. 1953

B. 1951

400

In what year did the first woman successfully go into space?

A. 1951                

B. 1963

C. 1971                

D. 1961

D. 1961

600

What country built the first space station?

A. U.S.A.                

B. Soviet Union

C. China             

D. India

B. SOVIET UNION

800

In what decade were laptops invented to use in space?

A. 2000’s                

B. 1990’s

C. 1980’s

D. 1970’s

C. 1980s

1000

What was the name of the first spacecraft to go to Mars?

A. Viking                

B. Uhuru

C. Galileo                

D. ISS

A. VIKING

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200

What type of food was grown in space in 2015?

A. Lettuce                

B. Tomatoes

C. Onions                

D. Potatoes

A. LETTUCE

400

What scientist discovered the 4 major moons of Jupiter and the rings of Saturn?

A. Nikola Tesla            

B. Aristotle

C. Copernicus                

D. Galileo

D. GALILEO

600

What year did NASA make the first orbit of Mercury?

A. 2011                

B. 2015

C. 2018                

D. 2020

A. 2011

800

In what year did the first Space station launch into space?

A. 1970

B. 1974

C. 1971

D. 1972

C. 1971

1000

What year did the first telescope launch into space?

A. 1968

B. 1971

C. 1970

D. 1973

C. 1970