FOURTH PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE 6

Name:_______________________________________________ Score:_____/100______
Grade 6 – St. Michael March_________, 2018

DIRECTION: Read the sentences carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space before
the number.

A. ENERGY AND MOTION

_____1. What is potential energy?

a. Energy in motion c. Energy of electrons
b. Energy at rest d. Energy of vibrating objects
_____2. Why do objects have the ability to move?
a. Because they are made up of atoms c. Because they are made up of molecules
b. Because they need energy d. Because they have energy
_____3. What is energy?
a. The ability to cause changes in matter
b. The ability to do work
c. The position of an object in order to move
d. The number of molecules that makes an object move
_____4. Which of the following can directly transform radiant energy into chemical energy?
a. Mango tree c. Eagle
b. Dry cell d. Lamp
_____5. Any moving object has the energy of motion called –
a. kinetic energy c. mechanical energy
b. chemical energy d. potential energy
_____6. Which form of energy is always produced in any energy transformation?
a. Thermal energy c. Nuclear energy
b. Electrical energy d. Mechanical energy
_____7. Which of the following has kinetic energy?
a. Raised hammer c. Book on the table
b. A stretched rubber band d. Dog running after a cat
_____8. Which of the following is moved by gravity?
a. Running bus c. Falling leaf
b. Rolling wheel d. Flying airplane
_____9. What form of energy does lightning possess?
a. Mechanical energy c. Electrical energy
b. Chemical energy d. Radiant energy
_____10. What form of energy is used to disinfect our beddings?
a. Radiant energy c. Mechanical energy
b. Electrical energy d. Nuclear energy
_____11. What form of energy does food provide the human body?
a. Mechanical energy c. Thermal energy
b. Chemical energy d. Nuclear energy
_____12. What form of energy does a running motor produce?
a. Chemical energy c. Sound energy
b. Electrical energy d. Mechanical energy
_____13. The nucleus of an atom has powerful energy in store. How may this energy be released?
a. By keeping the nucleus intact c. By splitting the nucleus
b. By combining the two nuclei d. By all of these
_____14. When does a form of energy become useful?
a. When it is stored as chemical energy c. When it is transformed into another form
b. When it is released into the atmosphere d. When it is conserved
_____15. Which of these shows the transformation of chemical energy into mechanical energy?
a. Steam turning turbines of an electric generator
b. Water in a dam turning the turbines of an electric generator
c. Wind turning the windmills
d. Boys playing during their Physical Education
_____16. What happens in a hydroelectric power plant?
a. Water is being changed into electricity.
b. The mechanical energy of water is changed into electrical energy
c. The chemical energy of water is changed into electrical energy.
d. The molecules of water are converted to electrical energy.
_____17. What energy transformation takes place in a nuclear power plant?
a. Nuclear energy to electrical energy c. Chemical energy to nuclear energy
b. Nuclear energy to chemical energy d. Electrical energy to mechanical energy
_____18. What is the direction of flow when heat is transferred from one body to another?
 a. From a cool body to another cool body c. From a cool body to a hot body
b. From a hot body to another hot body d. From a hot body to a cool body
_____19. Which device uses chemical energy on portable radios to produce sound?
a. Dry cell c. Generator
b. Flashlight d. Motor
_____20. Which material needs to absorb a lot of heat in order to burn?
a. Paper c. Alcohol
b. Coconut tree d. Acetone
_____21. Which of these statements is true?
I. Energy can be transformed into other forms of energy.
II. Energy is lost when it is transformed into other forms.
III. Energy can easily be destroyed.
a. I only b. II only c. I and II d. II and III
_____22. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
a. The total amount of energy remains constant.
b. Energy cannot be created or destroyed.
c. Energy can be created but not destroyed.
d. Energy can be transformed.
_____23. Which of the following chemical changes releases energy?
a. Decaying of fruit c. Rusting of iron
b. Melting of ice d. Burning of wood
_____24. Which form of energy can move an object?
a. Mechanical energy c. Potential energy
b. Sound energy d. Chemical energy
_____25. What do you call a material that allows the flow of electricity?
a. Insulator c. Conductor
b. Convector d. Radiator
_____26. Why is a short circuit dangerous?
a. It can open the circuit.
b. It can cause fire.
c. It can increase the amount of electricity in the circuit.
d. It can break circuit.
_____27. When is radiant energy harmful?
a. It is used to generate electricity. c. It is used to dry clothes.
b. It is used to diagnose diseases. d. It causes sunburn.
_____28. A battery is useless unless it is changed to –
a. nuclear energy c. potential energy
b. heat energy d. electrical energy
_____29. What is one way by which physicians determine a healthy pair of lungs?
a. By using a camera c. By using x-ray
b. By using a microscope d. By using a video machine
_____30. Which sequence of energy transformation takes place when you switch on a bulb?
a. Electrical - light – thermal c. Thermal – light – electrical
b. Electrical – thermal – light d. Thermal – electrical – light
_____31. Which form of energy is needed to run the generator in a hydroelectric power plant?
a. Thermal energy c. Nuclear energy
b. Electrical energy d. Mechanical energy
_____32. Why can muscles, wind and running water do work?
a. They can move by themselves. c. They can move up and down.
b. They move backward and forward. d. They can move things.
_____33. How can you save electrical energy?
a. Use the appliances at the same time.
b. Turn on the lights to brighten your room all night long.
c. Limit the time of playing computer games and watching TV.
d. Turn on the fans and the air conditioner to cool your room day and night.
_____34. Why does the splitting of atoms generate electricity?
a. Because it releases peculiar characteristics.
b. Because it has tremendous amount of energy.
c. Because it can produce sound.
d. Because it can produce light.
_____35. Which of the following is true for a falling object?
a. Its kinetic energy decreases as it falls. c. Its kinetic energy increases as it falls.
b. Its potential energy increases as it falls. d. It does not have any energy.
_____36. It is the tendency of an object to remain at rest or in motion.
a. Friction c. Velocity
b. Acceleration d. Inertia
_____37. Which of these refers to the force that pulls two masses together?
a. Light c. Gravity
 b. Magnetism d. Electricity
_____38. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. As the mass of an object decreases, its gravitational force increases.
b. The greater the mass of an object, the greater its inertia.
c. Unbalanced forces do not cause any change in movement or position.
d. Gravitational force is the same anywhere on Earth.
_____39. What force opposes the motion of two surfaces sliding past each other?
a. Gravity c. Inertia
b. Resistance d. Friction
_____40. Which of the following may happen when an object has unbalanced forces?
a. The object changes direction. c. The object starts to move.
b. The object changes speed. d. All of these.
_____41. On Earth, a box has a mass of 50 kg. On the Moon, the box would have –
a. greater mass c. greater weight
b. the same mass d. the same weight
_____42. What force results from the pull of the earth on an object?
a. mass c. gravity
b. weight d. acceleration
_____43. Which of the following does NOT contribute to energy conservation?
a. Turn off the lights and electric fans as you leave your classroom.
b. Let the water flow as you brush your teeth.
c. Close all the windows as you put on the air-conditioning unit.
d. Ride to school with your brothers and sisters in one car.
_____44. Why is a greater amount of force needed to accelerate a truck than a jeepney even if
they are running with the same speed?
a. The truck has a greater mass than the jeepney. .
b. The truck requires more energy to run.
c. The jeepney has a greater mass than the truck.
d. The truck has a greater velocity than the jeepney.
_____45. Why do you tend to fall backward once the bus starts moving and tend to fall forward
once the bus stops?
a. Because of centripetal force c. Because of inertia
b. Because of friction d. Because of acceleration
_____46. Why does the weight of an object decreases as it moves away from the earth?
a. It looks smaller as it moves away from the earth.
b. Gravity becomes weaker as it moves away from the earth.
c. The size of an object changes as it moves away from the earth.
d. The mass becomes smaller as an object moves away from the earth.
_____47. What happens to your mass as you go to the moon?
a. Your mass decreases c. Your mass changes
b. Your mass increases d. Your mass remains the same
_____48. What form of energy operates LRT and MRT?
a. Nuclear energy c. Electrical energy
b. Solar energy d. Sound energy
_____49. What form of energy is used by farmers to dry their crops without a cost?
a. Nuclear energy c. Electrical energy
b. Solar energy d. Sound energy
_____50. What makes a moving vehicle move faster when going down a hill?
a. Gravity c. Electricity
b. Friction d. Magnetic force
_____51. Your food possesses energy. What energy transformation occurs in your body?
a. Mechanical energy to Chemical energy
b. Mechanical energy to Heat energy
c. Chemical energy to Electrical energy
d. Chemical energy to Mechanical energy
_____52. Why is it easy to slip when there is water on the floor?
a. The water is a lubricant and reduces the friction between your feet and the floor.
b. The friction between your feet and the floor changes from kinetic to static friction.
c. The water increases the friction between your feet and the floor.
d. The friction between our feet and the floor changes from sliding kinetic friction to rolling kinetic
friction.
_____53. If Earth's mass doubled without changing its size, your weight would –
a. increase because gravitational force increases
b. decrease because gravitational force increases
 c. increase because gravitational force decreases
d. not change because you are still on Earth
_____54. Which statement about the force of gravity is TRUE?
a. The smaller the masses of two objects, the larger the force of gravity between them.
b. The smaller the distance between two objects, the larger the force of gravity between them.
c. Distance affects the force of gravity, but mass does not.
d. Mass affects the force of gravity, but distance does not.

 Enumerate the Three Laws of Motion by Isaac Newton. State each law of motion. (items 55-60)

Law of ________________

Law of ________________

Law of ________________

B. SIMPLE MACHINES

_____ 61. Which of the following makes work easier?

a. Force c. Machine
b. Friction d. Gravity
_____ 62. What is the best way for builders to bring bags of cement from the ground floor to the
fourth floor?
a. Use a pulley. c. Use a ramp.
b. Use a lever. d. Use a wheel and axle.
_____ 63. Which of the following tools fastens objects securely?
a. Gear c. Screw
b. Lever d. Wedge
_____ 64. Which is the fulcrum in this pair of scissors?

a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
_____ 65. When you push down a machine and it lifts something, what does it show?
a. Machine can increase speed.
b. Machine can change the direction of force.
c. Machine can push and pull.
d. Machine can reduce friction.
_____ 66. Why are your front teeth examples of wedges?
a. They have thick bases with sharp edges.
b. They can pull down with less force.
c. They have fulcrums, force arms, and work arms.
d. They can lift objects with less force.
_____ 67. If you lift a load of 50 kilograms on a movable pulley, how much force would needed?
a. 10 kilograms c. 50 kilograms
b. 25 kilograms d. 100 kilograms
_____ 68. How does a doorknob make work easier?
a. It is easy to hold the knob.
b. It is easy to turn the rod.
c. A little on the knob produces a larger force on the rod.
d. By turning the knob around, the rod turns.
_____ 69. When you are playing on a seesaw with a child who is smaller than you, where should you
sit to make the board balance?
a. Nearer the fulcrum c. At the end of the board
b. On the fulcrum d. None of these
_____ 70. What do you call the point at which the lever moves?
a. Load c. Effort
b. Resistance d. Fulcrum
_____ 71. The effort arm is the –
 a. distance between two fulcrums
b. distance between the effort and the fulcrum
c. distance between the resistance and the effort
d. distance between the effort and the resistance
_____ 72. Which of the following shows that the pulleys can increase the amount of force?
a. You use a small force to move a heavy object
b. You use a large force to move a small object
c. You use a large force to move the machine
d. You use a small force to make the machine work
_____ 73. The resistance arm is the –
a. distance between the effort and the fulcrum
b. distance between the resistance and the fulcrum
c. distance between two efforts
d. distance between the fulcrum and the resistance
_____ 74. Which of these levers has the fulcrum between the load and the effort?
a. wheelbarrow c. spoon
b. shovel d. screw
_____ 75. Which machine has two slanting sides?
a. Double wedge c. Single wedge
b. Inclined plane d. Lever
_____ 76. Which part is the spindle around which a wheel rotates?
a. Knob c. Pulley
b. Screw d. Axle
_____ 77. What do you call the force exerted on a machine?
a. Fulcrum c. Load
b. Effort d. Resistance
_____ 78. Which simple machine is used as a distance multiplier?
a. Nail cutter c. Pair of scissors
b. Baseball bat d. Hammer
_____ 79. Which of these is NOT a third-class lever?
a. Broom c. Wheelbarrow
b. Shovel d. Baseball bat
_____80. Which of the following is a lever?
a. Hammer c. Knife
b. Pin d. Chisel
_____81. What kind of lever is the seesaw?
a. First Class c. Third Class
b. Second Class d. Fourth Class
_____82. Which of the following can be a lever and a wedge?
a. Pin c. Knife
b. Scissor d. Broom
_____83. Which is used to cut things into pieces, split things apart, or fasten two things?
a. Wedge c. Inclined plane
b. Screw d. Lever
_____84. What simple machine is made of an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder?
a. Wedge c. Pulley
b. Screw d. Lever

_____85. What will you use to transfer a heavy load to a higher place?
a. Screw and wheel and axle c. Screw and wedge
b. Inclined plane and pulley d. Lever and wedge
_____86. What kind of lever is the hammer?
a. First Class c. Third Class
b. Second Class d. Fourth Class
_____87. Which does NOT describe a wedge?
a. It is used to transfer heavy load to a higher place.
b. It is used to cut things or split things apart.
c. It has a sharp edge and a base.
d. It consists of two inclined planes put back to back.
_____88. What kind of simple machine is the bottle lid?
a. Wedge c. Inclined plane
b. Screw d. Lever
_____89. Which of these describes inclined and pulley?
a. It is used to transfer heavy load to a higher place.
b. It is used to cut things or split things apart.
c. It has a sharp edge and a base.
d. It consists of two inclined planes put back to back.

Identify the simple machine being described in each item below.

_____ 90. It is forced into an object so that the object splits.
a. Screw c. Lever
b. Pulley d. Wedge
_____ 91. Its resistance arm is longer than the effort arm.
a. Force multiplier c. Distance multiplier
b. Single wedge d. Fixed pulley
_____ 92. Its effort is between the resistance and the fulcrum.
a. Third-class lever c. Double wedge
b. Second-class lever d. First-class lever
_____ 93. Its fulcrum is located between the effort and the resistance.
a. First-class lever c. Third-class lever
b. Second-class lever d. Fourth-class lever
_____ 94. Its effort arm is longer than the resistance arm.
a. Force multiplier c. Distance multiplier
b. Double wedge d. Complex machine

Identify the tools that demonstrate the following simple machines.

_____ 95. Series of inclined planes

a. Tweezers c. Pliers
b. Stairs d. Tongs
_____ 96. Two(2) levers, two(2) wedges
a. Nail cutter c. Pair of scissors
b. Wheelbarrow d. Meat grinder
_____ 97. Inclined plane, spiral wedge
a. Ax c. Hammer
b. Ladder d. Screw
_____ 98. Two(2) levers, wheel and axle
a. Nail cutter c. Wheelbarrow
b. Bicycle d. Flagpole
_____ 99. Single fixed pulley
a. Cap bottle c. Faucet
b. Flagpole d. Ladder
_____ 100. Lever, two(2) wedges
a. Nail cutter c. Meat grinder
b. Wheelbarrow d. Seesaw

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TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
FOURTH PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE 6

ITEM NO. OF
TOPIC OBJECTIVES
PLACEMENT ITEMS

A. Energy and Motion - Define energy 1 – 45 45

- Differentiate potential energy from kinetic energy
- Describe the different forms of energy and their uses
- Identify the sequence of energy transformation
- Identify examples of common forms of energy
- Describe how heat is transferred
- Identify the different sources of energy
- Identify ways of conserving energy resources
- Define force
- Determine how force is related to motion
- Differentiate between balanced and unbalanced
forces
- Distinguish between mass and weight
- Explain how a change in force and mass affects the
acceleration of an object

B. The Earth’s Interior - Describe the structure of Earth 46 – 90 45

- Identify and describe the layers of the solid earth
- Explain the theories related to Earth
 - Identify the different crustal plates
- Describe the different plate boundaries and their
effects
- Describe how an earthquake occurs and how it is
detected and measured
- Differentiate between volcanic earthquake and
tectonic earthquake, and magnitude and intensity of
earthquakes
- Describe the effects of earthquakes
- Explain how a volcano forms
- Describe how a volcanic eruption occurs
- Identify hazards associated with volcanic eruption
- Identify beneficial aspects of volcanic eruption
- Identify safety precautions before, during, and after
an earthquake and a volcanic eruption

C. Stars and the - Explain how astronomers study stars and other 91 – 120 30
Universe heavenly bodies
- Describe stars as to size, color, temperature, and
brightness
- Describe the relationships between the stars’ color
and temperature, distance and brightness, color and
size
- Explain why stars seem to twinkle
- Identify common constellations
- Describe the different types of galaxies
- Explain the theories about the universe
- Describe the members of the solar system

Total 120 Items