Grade 6 Chapters 1-6

Question 0

A substance composed of only one atom

Answer 0

An element

Question 1

A tiny group of two or more atoms that are bonded tightly together

Answer 1

A molecule

Question 2

Substances that are composed of more than one type of atom bonded together

Answer 2

Compounds

Question 3

Anything that takes up space and has mass

Answer 3

Matter

Question 4

The amount of matter in one unit of volume

Answer 4

Density

Question 5

This is the speediest planet

Answer 5

Mercury

Question 6

This planet is often called the MorningStar

Answer 6

Venus

Question 7

This planet’s largest moon is Ganymede

Answer 7

Jupiter

Question 8

This planet is best known for its rings

Answer 8

Saturn

Question 9

This planet was discovered by the Hershels

Answer 9

Uranus

Question 10

A measure of the pull of gravity on an object

Answer 10

Weight

Question 11

The amount of matter that makes up an object

Answer 11

Mass

Question 12

The metric unit used to measure an object’s mass

Answer 12

Gram

Question 13

The tiny particles that all matter is composed of

Answer 13

Atoms

Question 14

The name given to the number of protons in an element

Answer 14

The atomic number

Question 15

Positively charged particles found in the nucleus

Answer 15

Protons

Question 16

Negatively charged particles found in an atom

Answer 16

Electrons

Question 17

Lacking an electrical charge

Answer 17

Neutral

Question 18

Formed by electrons that are in orbit at about the same distance from the nucleus

Answer 18

A shell

Question 19

The chemical reaction that occurs when a substance reacts rapidly with oxygen

Answer 19

Combustion

Question 20

The first man to set foot on the moon

Answer 20

Neil Armstrong

Question 21

The man who discovered that white light is a combination of many colors

Answer 21

Sir Isaac Newton

Question 22

The first man to travel in space

Answer 22

Yuri Gagarin

Question 23

The first American to orbit the earth

Answer 23

John Glenn

Question 24

The man known as the "Father of Modern Rocketry."

Answer 24

Robert Goddard

Question 25

A single rise or depression in a wave

Answer 25

Pulse

Question 26

The bending of any wave direction at the boundary between two wave media

Answer 26

Refraction

Question 27

An orbit that allows a satellite to remain in the same spot above the earth at all times

Answer 27

Geostationary

Question 28

A back and forth motion that repeatedly follows the same pattern

Answer 28

Oscillation

Question 29

Large crowds of gas and dust floating in space

Answer 29

Nebulae

Question 30

The hot center of the sun

Answer 30

The core

Question 31

The brightest star in the night sky

Answer 31

Sirius

Question 32

A star system containing from millions to billions of stars is a...

Answer 32

Galaxy

Question 33

The hottest region of the sun's atmosphere

Answer 33

Corona

Question 34

Found in the constellation Ursa Minor the Northstar is also known as this

Answer 34

Polaris

Question 35

A volcano formed by alternating layers of tephra and lava. Mount Saint Helens is an example

Answer 35

A composite volcano

Question 36

A volcano formed from the large amounts of very fluid lava that built up gradually. The Hawaiian Islands were formed by this type of volcano.

Answer 36

A shield volcano

Question 37

This volcano is formed by eruptions of mostly tephra and very little lava. Paricutin is an example

Answer 37

A Cinder cone volcano

Question 38

A scientist who studies the structure of the earth

Answer 38

A geologist

Question 39

Any trembling or shaking of the Earth's crust

Answer 39

An earthquake

Question 40

Magma that has reached the Earth's surface

Answer 40

Lava

Question 41

Rock that is formed by sand and mineral particles pressed together is this type of rock

Answer 41

Sedimentary

Question 42

Rock that has been changed by heat or pressure into a new kind of rock is called this kind of rock

Answer 42

Metamorphic

Question 43

The process of arranging animals are other things into groups according to their similarities is this

Answer 43

Classification

Question 44

All insects have this many distinct body regions

Answer 44

Three

Question 45

This is the ability of a crustacean to grow back lost body parts

Answer 45

Regeneration

Question 46

Animals that have jointed appendages, segmented bodies, and external skeletons

Answer 46

Crustaceans

Question 47

Spiders belong to a different class than insect and are known as this

Answer 47

Arachnids

Question 48

Know these parts of a flower

Answer 48

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