Science Department

Grade 6
Final revision (1)
Name: Grade:
Date:

I)Multiple choice questions

1. Sound energy cannot travel through…
a. A vacuum
b. A wooden table
c. Polluted air
d. Pond water
2.The distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it is the
a. amplitude
b. frequency
c. pitch
d. wavelength
3.Which describes how the wave would change if the person’s hand moved at faster rate?
a. The amplitude would decrease
b. The amplitude would increase
c. The frequency would decrease
d. The frequency would increase
4.If 2 waves are travelling at the same speed, which description is most accurate?
a. The wave with the longer wavelength has the higher frequency
b. The wave with the shorter wavelength has the higher frequency
c. Both waves must have equal wavelength
d. Both waves must have equal frequencies

5- In which temperature the sound travels slowest?

a. 30 C
b. 50 C
c. 10 C
d. 40 C
6- What is frequency?
a. the number of vibrations per second
b. how high or low a sound is
c. the loudness or softness of a sound
d. the back-and-forth movement of matter.

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7-Speed of Sound travels faster through a gas than a solid.
a. True
b. False

8.Which has the longest wave length and lowest energy?

a. Red
b. Violet
9.Light that bends has been ____________________
a. teleported
b. reflected
c. charged
d. refracted

10.When light is reflected it...

a. slows down.
b. bounces back.
c. bends in many directions.
d. stops.

11.The refraction of a wave is caused by a change in…….

a. amplitude
b. frequency
c. speed
d. wave length
12.Wave frequency is measured in….
a. decibels
b. hertz
c. meters
d. second
13.A wave that needs a medium to travel is called a……………. wave.

a. electromagnetic
b. mechanical
c. transverse
d. longitudinal

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 II) Free response questions

1.Which of the following colors of light has the longest wavelength?

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2.Which set of waves types are listed from longest to shortest wavelength?

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3.True or false: as you move along the spectrum, radio to gamma waves,
the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)
True false

4.Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest energy?

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 Science Department
Grade 6

Final revision (2)

Name: Class:
Date:

I) put (√) or (x) and correct the mistake

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1-Point D is a wave crest. ( )

2-In order to increase the gravitational potential energy between you and Earth you rise up on the top
high on a mountain ( )

3-When you compress a spring, kinetic energy increases ( )

4-Sound energy is the energy produced by vibration. ( )

5-Speed and height are the factors that determine object’s kinetic energy. ( )

6-If a north pole of a magnet is put beside a toy that contains a magnet inside, and they repel, so we put it beside
the south pole of the toy. ( )

7-The main factor which effects the speed of a sound wave is the properties of the medium. ( )

8- This figure shows an electric generator ( )

9-A coil of wire behaves as a magnet when an electric current passed through it ( )

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10- In order to allow lightbulb A to stay lit even if light bulb B is removed from its base, we have to connect
the circuit in parallel. ( )

11.Electric energy converts to kinetic energy in windmills. ( )

12-Maximum iron filings stick in the middle of a magnet when it is brought near them. ( )

13-In the engine of a gasoline-powered car, chemical energy is converted into potential energy. ( )

14-The frequency of a wave in a rope would increase if a person’s hand moved faster. ( )

15-When we burn a piece of wood, chemical energy changes to thermal energy only ( )

16-In a toaster, kinetic energy changes to light energy ( )

17-When light falls on an opaque material. It is absorbed. ( )

18-Light refracts when it falls on a mirror. ( )

19-Frequency, amplitude and intensity affect the speed of sound. ( )

II) Multiple choice questions

1-What is the strongest part of a magnet with magnetic force called?

a. poles
b. attract
c. repel

2-What do the opposite poles of two magnets do to each other?

a. poles
b. attract
c. repel

3.A live rock concert makes 120 decibel sounds, normal conversation is 60 decibels, how much louder the live rock
concert is?

a. 60 dB
b. 40 dB
c. 20 dB
d. 10 dB
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4.What is frequency?

a. the number of vibrations per second

b. how high or low a sound is
c. the loudness or softness of a sound
d. the back-and-forth movement of matter.

5- Is a measure of the size of sound waves.

a. amplitude
b. pitch
c. frequency
d. speed

6.Speed of Sound travels faster through a solid than a gas.

a. True
b. False

7.What kind of energy is represented in the picture?

a. Thermal
b. Chemical
c. Sound
d. Nuclear

8.When a rubber band is stretched, it is demonstrating which type of ____________?

a. kinetic
b. elastic potential
c. gravitational potential
d. mechanical

9-The energy that depends on the height of an object

a. gravitational potential energy
b. elastic potential energy
c. nuclear energy
d. electrical energy

10-Kinetic and potential energy associated with the motion or position of an object
a. thermal energy
b. nuclear energy
c. mechanical energy
d. electrical energy
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 II) Essay questions:

1- Calculate the speed of wave if frequency is 40 Hz and distance between a trough and a trough is 20 m.
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300 volts

2-If the voltage across each of the lightbulbs in the circuit shown here is identical, what is the voltage across each?
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 Science Department
Grade 6

Final revision (3)

Name:
Date: Class:

I.Multiple choice questions:

1.Which type of energy increases when we compress a spring?
a. Elastic potential energy
b. Kinetic energy
c. Radiant energy
d. Sound energy

2.When we burn a piece of wood…

a. electric energy changes to light energy
b. chemical energy changes to thermal energy
c. sound energy changes to kinetic energy
d. radiant energy changes into thermal energy

3.What factors determine an object’s kinetic energy?

a. Its height and its mass
b. Its mass and its speed
c. Its size and its weight
d. Its speed and its height

4-When a ball is thrown upwards, where is its least kinetic energy?

a. At its highest point
b. At its lowest point when it is moving downwards
c. At its lowest energy when it is moving upwards
d. Mid way between its highest point and lowest point

5-Which type of energy is released when the string in the photo below is plucked?
a. Electric energy
b. Nuclear energy
c. Radiant energy
d. Sound energy

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6-According to the law of conservation of energy, which is always true?
a. Energy can never be created nor destroyed
b. Energy is always converted to friction in the moving object
c. The universe is always gaining energy in many different forms
d. Work is done when a force is exerted on an object

7-Which energy transformation is occurring in the toaster?

a. Chemical energy to mechanical energy
b. Electric energy to radiant energy
c. Nuclear energy to thermal energy
d. Radiant energy to thermal energy

8-In which situation would the gravitational potential energy between you and earth be the greatest?
a. You are running down a hill
b. You are running up a hill
c. You stand at the bottom of the hill
d. You stand at the top of the hill

9-When you speak into a cell phone, which energy conversion occurs?
a. Chemical energy to radiant energy
b. Mechanical energy to chemical energy
c. Sound energy to radiant energy
d. Thermal energy to sound energy

10-Which type of energy is released when a firecracker explodes?

a. Chemical potential energy
b. Elastic potential energy
c. Electric energy
d. Nuclear energy

11-Inside the engine of a gasoline-powered car, chemical energy is converted primarily to which kind of energy?
a. Kinetic
b. Potential
c. Sound
d. Waste

12-Sound energy cannot travel through…

a. A vacuum
b. A wooden table
c. Polluted air
d. Pond water

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13-A motorcycle uses brakes to slow from 100 m/s to a stop. What stops the motorcycle?
a. Kinetic energy
b. Thermal energy
c. Friction
d. Gravity

Use the diagram below to answer questions 12,13 1nd 14

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14-At which points is the kinetic energy of the basketball greatest?

a. 1 and 5
b. 2 and 3
c. 2 and 4
d. 3 and 4

15-At which point is the gravitational potential energy at its maximum?

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

16-The refraction of a wave is caused by a change in…….

a. amplitude
b. frequency
c. speed
d. wave length

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 17.Wave frequency is measured in….
a. decibels
b. hertz
c. meters
d. second

18-Which of the following colors of light has the longest wavelength?

a. Red
b. Green
c. Violet
d. Yellow

19-Cotton holds electrons more tightly than wool. If a woolen sweater touches a cotton shirt, the electric charges of
the shirt will be?
a. Negative
b. Polarized
c. Neutral
d. Positive

20-An electric current produces

a. A magnetic field
b. Electric charges
c. Magnetic domains
d. Magnetic materials

21-The point/s at which attraction of iron filings is the most is/are:

c
a. Points (a) and (b)
b. Point (c) a
c. Points (c) and (b) b
d. No correct answer

22-How would removing lightbulb X affect the circuit?

a. Lightbulb Y would stay lit, but there would be no current in any of the wires
b. Lightbulb Y would stay lit because there still would be current through it.
c. Lightbulb Y would go out because there would be current in the smaller loop.
d. Lightbulb Y would go out because there would be no current in any of the wires.

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Essay questions:

1-A rubber balloon and a glass cup are each rubbed with a polyester shirt. Will the cup and the balloon attract or
repel each other? Explain your thinking.

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3-How could you change the electric circuit to allow lightbulb A to stay lit even if lightbulb B is removed from the
base? Explain your answer.

4-What happens when we put N pole beside S pole?

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5- What happens when we put N pole beside N pole?

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6- Explain the energy conversion in this figure

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