6th Grade SOL Review

Part 1

a. An electronic light meterb. A spring scale

1. Which instrument would most accurately and precisely determine the mass of a toy car?

c. A triple-beam balanced. A graduated cylinder

Answer: C

SOL 6.1

a. heightb. areac. volumed. weight

2. The density of an object is dependentupon the object’s mass and —

Answer: C

SOL 6.1

a. Position 1b. Position 2c. Position 3d. Position 4

3. The diagram shows a graduatedcylinder containing water. From whichposition will the most accuratemeasure of the volume of the waterbe made?

Answer: C

SOL 6.1

a. Balanceb. Metric rulerc. Graduated cylinderd. Barometer

4. Which of the following is used tomeasure the mass of an object?

Answer: A

SOL 6.1

a. heat energy into chemical energyb. chemical energy into light and heat

5. A burning candle is in the process of transforming --

c. chemical energy into mechanical energyd. chemical energy into nuclear energy

Answer: B

SOL 6.2

a. Burning coal produces more heat thanburning wood.

b. The heat from burning coal can drivegenerators that produce electricity.

c. Burning coal produces sulfur dioxidewhich contributes to acid rain.

d. There is more coal in the earth thanthere is oil and gas.

6. A group of people were concernedabout a new coal-burning powerplant that might be built in theirneighborhood. What is probably theirmain concern?

Answer: C

SOL 6.2

a. A car battery causes the headlights to shine.b. A candle burns and lights up the room.

7. Which system shows a transformationfrom chemical to electrical and lightenergy?

c. A display of fireworks in the night sky.d. An avalanche rolls down a steep mountain.

Answer: A

SOL 6.2

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

8. The location on the track where the train has the greatest potential energy is —

Answer: A

SOL 6.2

a. currents caused by the motion of heatedmolecules

b. increases in the density of solidsc. colder portions of liquids risingd. the lack of heat transfer

9. Convection is the result of —

Answer: A

SOL 6.3

a. is fluidb. has mass

10. Of the states of matter, gas is the only state that --

c. is highly compressibled. has a definite shape

Answer: C

SOL 6.4

a. Negativeb. Neutralc. Positived. Magnetic

11. A proton has which of the followingcharges?

Answer: C

SOL 6.4

a. an atomb. a compoundc. an elementd. a mixture

12. A substance made up of two or moreelements that have been chemicallycombined is called —

Answer: B

SOL 6.4

a. A chemical changeb. A temperature changec. A phase changed. A physical change

13. If you break a piece of glass, the shapeof the glass changes, but the propertiesin the fragments remain the same.Which of the following has occurred?

Answer: D

SOL 6.4

a. Electronsb. Protonsc. Neutronsd. Photons

14. Which of these belongs in theoutermost shell (energy level) of anatom?

Answer: A

SOL 6.4

a. Carbon dioxideb. Waterc. Soild. Iron

15. Which of these is best classified as amixture?

Answer: C

SOL 6.4

a. O, N, B, Li

b.

Na, S, Al, Cl

16. Which of the following lists the elements in order, from those having the least protons to those having themost protons in the atoms?

c. O, S, Se, Te

d.

Rb, K, Na, Li Answer: C

SOL 6.4

a. atomic mass of the element carbonb. atomic number of the element carbon

17. The diagram above shows a block from the periodic table. The number six represents the -

c. number of neutrons in the element carbond. number of valence electrons in the element carbon

Answer: B

SOL 6.4

a. once a year on a day with very littlevehicle traffic

b. once a day during rush hour when themost cars are on the road

c. several times a day in all kinds ofweather

d. at night when the air is probably lesspolluted

18. The quality of air is monitored by thegovernment to determine whether acity needs to take steps to control airpollution. To best measure air quality,the air should be tested —

Answer: C

SOL 6.6

a. Acid rainb. Clean water

19. Which of these is a result of burning fossil fuels?

c. Hydroelectric energyd. Solar energy

Answer: A

SOL 6.6

a. An asteroidb. A planetc. A meteord. A comet

20.Which body in the solar system usuallycontains an atmosphere?

Answer: B

SOL 6.8

a. Marsb. Venusc. Jupiterd. Pluto

21. Which of these planets in the solarsystem was the most recentlydiscovered?

Answer: D

SOL 6.8

22. Which of these would be the bestmodel to use to study the cause of themoon’s phase changes?

A C

B D

Answer: A SOL 6.8

a. motionb. frictionc. pressured. gravity

23. The force that holds the planets inorbit around the sun is called —

Answer: D

SOL 6.8

a. The magnetic field of the Earthb. Gravity between the Earth and the moonc. Radiation from the sund. Electrical forces in the atmosphere

24. Which of these has the most influenceon ocean tides?

Answer: B

SOL 6.8

a. The revolution of the Sunb. The rotation of the Earth

25. Which of the following causes the Sun to appear to set?

c. The revolution of the Earthd. The rotation of the Sun

Answer: B

SOL 6.8