1. 1.

GRADE VI SCIENCE QUIZ

2. 2. EASY ROUND
3. 3. 1. Some plants grow better if bone meal (ground-up bones) is spread around their roots. What does
bone meal supply to the plants that makes them grow better? A. energy B. minerals C. vitamins D.
water
4. 4. Answer: B
5. 5. 2. Sensory messages are taken to the brain by ____________. A. arteries and veins B. arteries and
hormones C. nerve and hormones D. muscles and veins
6. 6. Answer: C
7. 7. 3. Alexander Fleming noticed that bacteria growing on a plate of agar did not grow next to a mold
that was growing on the same plate. He wrote in his laboratory report The mold may be producing a
substance that kills bacteria. This statement is best described as _________. A. an observation B. a
hypothesis C. a generalization D. a conclusion
8. 8. Answer: B
9. 9. 4. Why do stars seem to twinkle? A.They are too hot B.Their size and color vary C.They are
covered with clouds D.Light bends as it passes through layers of the atmosphere
10. 10. Answer: D
11. 11. 5. The oxygen - rich blood from the heart flows to the largest artery known as A. superior vena
cava B. inferior vena cava C. coronary artery D. aorta
12. 12. Answer: D
13. 13. 6. What is the most important function of the blood? A. Collects food nutrients and oxygen from
the body. B. Carries food nutrients and oxygen to all parts of the body. C. Regulates the rise of the
body temperature. D. Carries impurities to the cells.
14. 14. Answer: B
15. 15. 7. A beaker was filled with water up to 40 mL mark. A small stone was slowly lowered into the
beaker and it was observed that the level rose to 45 ml. What does the change in the level of the water
represents? A. volume of water B. weight of the stone C. volume of stone D. weight of the stone
16. 16. Answer: C
17. 17. 8. The picture shows the three layers of the Earth. Where is it hottest? A. Layer A C. Layer B B.
Layer C D. All 3 layers are the same temp.
18. 18. Answer: B
19. 19. 9. What layer of the earth is inferred to be liquid in form? A. crust B. mantle C. outer core D. inner
core
20. 20. Answer: C
21. 21. 10. Why does boiling of water in a kettle overflow and spill? A. Water increases its volume when
heated. B. Water forms bubbles when heated. C. Water expands when heated. D. Water overflow
when heated.
22. 22. Answer C
23. 23. AVERAGE ROUND
24. 24. 1. The movie Twilight Zone has a wolf - character portrayed by Taylor Lutner. There are scenes,
he, as a wolf place his scent on trees. Wolves most likely do this in order to ________. A. attract prey
B. attract female wolves. C. mark their territory against other wolves. D. mark the location of their
shelter and food.
25. 25. Answer: C
26. 26. 2. Which BEST describes the movement of the plates that make up Earths surface over million of
years? A. They have never moved. B. They have been continually moving. C. They stayed the same
millions of years but are now moving. D. They moved for millions of years but have now stopped.
27. 27. Answer: B
28. 28. 4. Why do mountain climbers use oxygen equipment at the top of the worlds highest mountain?
A. There is less oxygen in the air at great heights. B. There is little nitrogen in the air at great heights.
C. There is a hole in the ozone layer. D. There is no air at the top of very high mountains.
29. 29. Answer: A
30. 30. 5. Two potatoes of equal mass were boiled, one in Baguio and one in Manila. Where will the
potato cook faster and why? A. In Baguio, the higher the altitude the higher the temperature. B. In
Baguio, the higher the altitude the lower the temperature. C. In Manila, the lower the altitude the
higher the temperature. D. In Manila, the higher the altitude the lower the temperature.
31. 31. Answer: C
32. 32. 6. Which of the following characterizes varicose veins? A. Veins in the brain swell. B. Veins in
the lower extremity shrink. C. Valves of veins in the legs fail to function properly. D. Valves of veins
in the heart fail to function properly.
33. 33. Answer: C
34. 34. 7. Why was Pioneer - Venus 2 sent to Venus? A. To investigate the atmosphere of Venus. B. To
examine the soil in Venus. C. To probe the interior part of Venus. D. To discover the possible life
forms in Venus.
35. 35. Answer: A
36. 36. 8. In general, pages of books turn brown after a number of years. Why? A. The paper has become
dusty. B. The paper has become very dry. C. The paper has reacted with oxygen from the air. D. The
paper has reacted with pollutants in the air.
37. 37. Answer: C
38. 38. 9. Which of the following best describes the energy of a ball as it bounces up and down? A.
Potential Energy and Kinetic energy change at the same time. B. Potential Energy increases as it
moves down. C. Kinetic energy increases as it moves up. D. Potential Energy and Kinetic energy
remains the same.
39. 39. Answer: A
40. 40. 10. The mathematical questions that probe the Big Bang Theory were formulated by ________ A.
Alexander Friedman B. Albert Einstein C. Edwin Hubble D. Edwin Aldrin Jr.
41. 41. Answer: B
42. 42. DIFFICULT ROUND
43. 43. 1.An incomplete food web has been drawn for you. Complete it by filling in each of the empty
circles with the member of the correct animals or plants from the list. Remember that the arrows
represent energy flow and go. A. Caterpillar C. Hawk B. Corn D. Snake ACACIA TREE MOUSE
MAYA SUN ? ? ? ?
44. 44. ACACI A TREE MOUS E MAYA SUN A B D C ANSWER: B. Corn A. Caterpillar D. Snake C.
Hawk
45. 45. 2. Insecticides are used to control insect population so that they do not destroy crops. Overtime
some insecticides become less effective at killing insects and new insecticides must be developed.
What is most likely reason why insecticides become less effective overtime? A. Surviving insects
have learned to include insecticides as a food source. B. Surviving insects pass their resistance to
insecticides to their offspring. C. Insecticides build up in the soil. D. Insecticides are concentrated at
the bottom of the food chain.
46. 46. Answer: B
47. 47. 3. . The graph shows the progress made by a car travelling along a straight line. What is the speed
of the car? TIME ( MINUTES) DISTANC E (kms).
48. 48. Answer: 100 Km/Hr
49. 49. 5. What feature in the sun appears like billowing arches of glowing gases?
50. 50. Answer: Prominences
51. 51. 6. Which part of the brain acts like a switchboard that allows the communications from the brain
to the other parts of the nervous system.
52. 52. Answer: Midbrain
53. 53. 7. A galaxy that comprises two to three percent of the total number of galaxies.
54. 54. Answer: Irregular galaxy
55. 55. 8. Where can the lowest point on the earth's crust be found?
56. 56. Answer: Marianas Trench
57. 57. 9. Why do you see lightning spark first before you hear thunder during a thunderstorm?
58. 58. Answer: Because light travels faster than sound.
59. 59. 10. What season is characterized with the most amount of leaves falling from trees?
60. 60. Answer: Autumn
61. 61. CLINCHER ROUND
62. 62. 1. When a physician puts a stethoscope to your chest , two sounds are heard. What sound
represents the opening and closing of the valves?
63. 63. Answer: lub-dub, lub-dub
64. 64. 2. A hereditary blood disorder wherein blood clots very slowly affecting only males but
transmitted in genes of females.
65. 65. Answer: Hemophilia
66. 66. 3. For a rocket to orbit the earth and become a satellite, its speed must be around _____
67. 67. Answer: 29 000 kph
68. 68. 4. Why do sailors avoid the doldrums? A. because their ships woud just stay in a particular area
and would not move B. because theirips would sail so fast that they may hit the rocks C. because their
ships would hit polar icebergs D. both A and C
69. 69. Answer: A
70. 70. 5. Which instrument can view the heavenly bodies clearly and without the filtering effect of
Earth's atmosphere? A. radio telescope B. spectrograph C. space telescope D. space colony
71. 71. Answer: C
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