SCIENCE GRADE 6

Third Grading Periodical Test

SY 2017-2018

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Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which surface will produce the least amount of friction?
a. fuzzy soccer field c. gravel running track
b. smooth glass tabletop d. grassy soccer field
2. Which of the following does not involve any friction?
a. a bicycle rolling down a hill
b. a baseball player sliding into second base
c. a diver falling through the air to a pool
d. all of the above experience friction
3. Why is it easy to slip when there is water on a smooth floor?
a. Tthe 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 your feet and the floor changes from sliding
4. These two factors determine the strength of the force of friction.
a. speed and light
b. how fast the objects are going and on what planet
c. how big the objects are and how hard you push them
d. how hard the surfaces push togetehr and the types of surfaces involved
5. Which of the following is not a type of friction?
a. fluid c. rolling
 b. static d. wind
6. What are you goiong to put in a surface to reduce the friction on it?
a. stone c. piece of cloth
b. lubricant d. none of the above
7. If you run down the sidewalk and stop quickly , you can stop because of the
_______________ between your shoes and the cement.
a. gravity c. friction
b. motion d. Shoes
8. Occurs when two objects rub againts each other. It is a force that slows down or stops
objects.
a. motion c. gravity
b. friction d. push or pull
9. Which of the followings helps in reducing friction?
a. lubricants, rollers, wheels and bearings c. gravel, sand, soil
b. cloth, clay, rubber d. pebbles, rocks, mud
10. What will hapeen if we don’t have friction?
a. Life would be very easy. c. We will float.
c. We can walk easily. d. We can’t walk.
11. The court where you are about to play basketball is wet? What will you do and why?
a. Wear jagged sole type of rubber shoes so that friction between shoes and court will
increase and to avoid accident.
b. Wait for some time that the court will dry up so that you will enjoy the game.
c. Dry up the court using the floor mop or damp cloth to avoid slipping and accidents
when playing
d. Wear protective gears so that even if when slipping occur in players they can still
continue the game.

12. The ball rolled on the grassy surface of the park and suddenly stop. How does
friction affect the motion of the ball?
a. Friction slows down the rolling of the ball and prevents the ball to move farther.
b. Friction opposes the direction of the ball to change its direction.
c. Friction decreases the time of the ball to take farther distance.
d. Friction affects the ability of the ball to take more rolling.

13. Which statement/s show the presence of gravity?

I. crumpled paper falling on the floor
II. dropped ball from a height
III. flying hot air balloon
IV. using a magnet to separate iron filling from sand

a. I only
b. I & III
c. III & IV
d. I & II

14. What force pulls a guava down to the floor?

a. Energy
b. gravity
c. friction
d. Speed
15. While you stand on the floor, earth exerts a _______ force on you, directed
e. Frictional; sideward
f. Frictional; downward
g. Gravitational ;upward
h. Gravitational;downward

16. This force exerted on you by the earth is also

e. Your mass
f. Your weight
g. Half of your mass
h. Half of your weight
17. Which of the following statement is true?
1. Friction makes an object circle
2. Gravity pushes an object upward
3. Force is neede to stop an object
4. An object in motion will remain in motion
18. A boy sits on a grassy slope. What force stops him sliding down?
1. Friction
2. Magnetic
3. Gravcity
4. Weight
19. What makes a rolling ball slow down and stop?
a. Air resistance
b. Brake
 c. Friction
d. Gravity
20. Which of the following is true?
I. Friction slows down a moving object
II. Smooth surface has more friction
III. Objects move slowly on a rough surface
IV. Friction is not present iin a smooth surface
a. I,II
b. II,III
c. I,III
d. I,III,IV
21. The boat is sailing on the sea slows down. What kind of friction is acting on it?
a. Static friction
b. Rolling friction
c. Fluid friction
d. Sliding friction

22.How will you walk if the surface of the floor is slippery?

a. Walk slow
b. Walk fast
c. Walk rapidly
d. Walk

23. Why do we use oil on hinges of the rusty windows?

a. To open it easily
b. To reduce friction
c. To increase friction
d. To let the air enter the room.

24. Which surface does a car run faster? Why?

a. Rough surface because it has less friction
b. Rough surface because it has much friction
c. Smooth surface because it has less friction
d. Smooth surface because it has much friction.

25. How does friction affect movement of an object?

a. It makes an object move on different direction
b. It makes an object move on different speed
c. It makes an object moves slower and faster
d. It makes an object fall.

26. Why are lubricants used in machines?

a. To increase friction
b. to decrease friction
c. to operate the machine
d. to make the machine move slower
27. How will you decrease friction on your floors?
a. Scrub the floor
b. Apply floor wax
c. Vacuum the floor
d. Wipe with water and soap.

28. Why does a car travel faster in going down than in going up?
a. it is moving against gravity
b. it is being pushed by the wind
c. force is needed to stop an object
d. it is being pulled by the weight of the car

29. Where would a 1-kilogram object be heaviest?

a. on the moon c. on Earth
b. in space d. between the moon and the earth

30. If the moon is closer to earth, what would happen to the force between them?
a. get smaller c. get bigger
b. disappear d. stay the same

31. Which of these will feel the biggest gravitational pull on earth?
a. a 1000 kg elephant c. a 100 kg boxer
b. a 100 g mouse d. a 10 kg bicycle

32. Which of these is not a correct statement?

a. There is no gravitational pull on the moon.
b. Gravitational pull is less on the moon than on earth.
c. There is a greater gravitational pull on Jupiter than on earth.
d. Gravitational pull is less on top of Mount Everest than at sea level.
33. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy and vice versa, in other
words, one form of energy can be transformed from one form to another
b. Energy transformations does not occur
c. Energy cannot do lots of things, it has only one form
d. There are only one form of energy that exists and it can transform into
different forms.
34. Which of the following activities shows energy transformations?
I. Chlorophyll in green plants captures the light energy from the
sun and transforms it to chemical energy
II. Energy generated by burning gasoline is used by a car to move
fast and slow
III. A stone falling from a cliff.
A. I only B. II and III C. III only D. I, II and III
35. Which of the following produces electricity?
a. Bicycle
b. Galvanometer
c. Generator
d. Wire
36. How do you know if there is electricity flowing in a circuit?
a. The galvanometer burns up.
b. The galvanometer changes color.
c. The pointer of the galvanometer deflects or moves to one side.
d. The pointer of the galvanometer remains in the same position
37. When there is brownout, what device is used to temporarily supply electricity?
a. Galvanometer
b. Generator
c. Magnetic wires

38. Which of the following materials produce light?

a. Oven toaster
b. Electric fan
c. Television
d. Washing machine
39. What will happen to a fuse if there is an overflow of electricity?
a. Ring
b. Explode
c. Melt
40. Which of the following show that the electrical energy transformed into heat
energy?
a. light candle b. glue gun c. flashlight d. telephone
41. Which object is NOT necessarily an evidence of energy transformation?
a. electric heater b. oven toaster c. electric stove d. electric guitar
42.What energy transformation is present in microwave oven?
a. electric energy to chemical energy
b. electric energy to nuclear energy
c. electrical energy to mechanical energy
d. electrical energy to heat energy
43. Which energy transformation occur in electric iron?
a. heat to light energy
b. light to heat energy
c. heat to electric energy
d. electric to heat energy
44. Which of the following shows that electrical energy is transformed into heat energy?
a. switching on the incandescent light.
b. using sunlight to dry up clothes
c. an athlete run after drinking water
d. toy car
45. Which of the following is not an example of electrical energy being converted to
heat energy?
a. electric lampshade
b. flat iron
c. air con
d. electric clothes dryer

46. Which best describe energy transformation in the picture below?

Picture of electric circuit (bulb)

a. light energy is being transformed to heat energy

b. mechanical energy is being transformed into electrical energy
c. electrical energy is being transformed into light and heat energy
d. electrical energy is being transformed into heat and mechanical energy
47. A television converts electrical energy into _________.
1. Light 2. Sound 3. Heat 4. Chemical
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1, 2, and 3 only
d. all of the above
48. The energy conversion below describes the energy conversion in a
________________.
Electrical energy Sound energy + heat energy
a. radio b. lamp c. toaster d. television
49. An appliance X has the following energy change when in use.
Electrical energy light energy +sound energy+ heat energy
What is appliance X?
a. electric fan b. television c. flat iron d. microwave oven

50. When is sound produced?

a. Molecules collide c. Particular particles
b. Substance evaporates d. Bodies vibrate

52. In order for Lolo Joaquin to catch more sound he usually;

a. Open his mouth wide to catch the sound
b. Cups his hand by his ear lobes
c. Tilts his head upwards

53. How is the guitar use for entertainment?

a. Strumming
b. taking
c. Hitting
d. plucking
54. The following are the useful uses of sound except one, which is it?
a. Fishermen locate school of fish with sound
b. Surgeons use sound to help them perform special operations
c. Man uses sound for wire tapping
d. Man uses sound for entertainment
55. Which musical instrument produces sound when blows?

a. Violin
b. Guitar
c. Trumpet
d. Piano
56. Answering your cellphone transforms the chemical energy in its battery into
a. electromagnetic energy
b. electrical energy
c. sound energy
d. all of the above

57.What energy transformation is shown when a candle is lighted?

a. light to chemical c. chemical to heat
b. chemical to light d. light to heat
58. When do you say that energy transformation has taken place in an electric fan?
a. When it is plugged to the outlet and its blade has rotated.
b. When its blade rotated without plugging it to the outlet.
c. When the blade did not rotate after plugging it to the outlet.
d. When it is plugged to the outlet and the blades did not rotate.
59. Food that we eat has stored energy and this energy is used in doing our work every
day. What energy transformation has taken place in this situation?
a. from radiant to chemical c. from chemical to radiant
b. from chemical to mechanical d. from radiant to mechanical
60. Your mother is using a washing machine every time she washes your blankets. What
energy transformation is shown in the use of washing machine?
a. electrical to mechanical c. electrical to wind
b. chemical to mechanical d. electrical to sound
61. You will be having a campfire tonight in school. You are asked to gather firewood to
be used during the night. How is energy change to another form?
a. Firewood has stored chemical energy and it will be lighted to give brightness during
the night.
b. Firewood has stored light energy which will be turned into chemical energy once it
turned into charcoal.
c. Firewood has stored chemical energy which will be used in cooking food.
d. Firewood is used to provide chemical energy to give heat and keep the campers warm.

62. A big boy and a small boy try to place themselves on a wooden plank with a stone as
the fulcrum. Where should the stone placed?
a. Nearer the big boy
 b. Nearer the small boy
c. Halfway between them
d. Anywhere between them

63. Why are teeth examples of wedges?

a. They can lift objects with less force.
b. They can pull down objects with less force
c. They can cut objects
d. They have fulcrum, force arms and work arms.

64. Which of the following has a sharp edge?

a. Knife
b. Seesaw
c. Stairs
d. Spoon

65. Which of the following is a characteristic of wedge?

a. Has thick base and sharp edge
b. Composed of a straight bar
c. Composed of a rigid bar
d. Has fulcrum, load and effort

66. Which of the following is a characteristic of lever?

a. Has a thick base
b. Has a sharp edge
c. Has fulcrum, load and effort.
d. None of the above
67. Wheel and axle refers to the assembly formed by two discs of different diameter
mounted so that they rotate together around the same axis. What is the use of this?
I. Use to hold an object in place
II. Use to wrapped a cylinder
III. Use for raising weights
IV. For raising water buckets from wells
a. I & II
b. II & III
c. III& II
d. III & IV
68. In wheel and axle how do the radius affect the axle?
a. The same
b. Bigger
c. Smaller
d. Nothing
69. Which of the following supports the axle in allowing rotation?
a. Hinge
b. Socket
c. Pulley
 d. Wedge
70. Which of the following is the use of inclined plane?
a. It lessens the effort exerted in transporting weight over a distance and height
b. To lift an object easier by changing the direction of the effort force
c. To deliver a person from high area to low area
d. To deliver a person from low area to high area
71. How does an inclined plane help in transporting a load from a higher place?
a. If the length of the plane is 30 cm and the height of plane 50 cm
b. If the length of the plane is 50 cm and the height is 30 cm
c. If the height of the plane is 70 cm and the height of the plane is 30 cm
d. If the height of the plane is 70 cm and the height is 30 cm
72. What will happen if person lift a heavy object without using pulley machine?
a. brain damage b. bone fracture
c. headache d. blood clot

73. What is the importance of pulley machine?

a. to make work easier and faster
b. to make it slow
c. to damage body posture
d. to lift light object

74. What is the importance of pulley machine?

a. to make work easier and faster
b. to make it slow
c. to damage body posture
d. to lift light object

75. What simple machine help people to do their work easier and faster like lifting heavy
object?
a. pulley b. spoon
c. broom d. cup

PREPARED BY: ALONA C. REYES

Teacher