GRADE VI
SCIENCE QUIZ
EASY ROUND
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
Answer: B
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
Answer: C
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
Answer: B
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
Answer: D
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
Answer: D
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.
Answer: B
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
Answer: C
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.
Answer: B
9. What layer of the earth is
inferred to be liquid in form?
A. crust
B. mantle
C. outer core
D. inner core
Answer: C
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.
Answer C
AVERAGE
ROUND
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.
Answer: C
2. Which BEST describes the movement of
the plates that make up Earth’s 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.
Answer: B
4. Why do mountain climbers use
oxygen equipment at the top of the world’s
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.
Answer: A
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.
Answer: C
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.
Answer: C
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.
Answer: A
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.
Answer: C
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.
Answer: A
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.
Answer: B
DIFFICULT
ROUND
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
?
?
?
?
ACACI
A
TREE
MOUS
E
MAYA
SUN
A
B
D
C
ANSWER: B. Corn A. Caterpillar D. Snake C. Hawk
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.
Answer: B
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).
Answer: 100 Km/Hr
5. What feature in the
sun appears like
billowing arches of
glowing gases?
Answer:
Prominences
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.
Answer: Midbrain
7. A galaxy that comprises
two to three percent of the
total number of galaxies.
Answer: Irregular
galaxy
8. Where can the lowest
point on the earth's crust be
found?
Answer: Marianas
Trench
9. Why do you see
lightning spark first
before you hear
thunder during a
thunderstorm?
Answer: Because
light travels faster
than sound.
10. What season is
characterized with the
most amount of
leaves falling from
trees?
Answer: Autumn
CLINCHER
ROUND
1. When a physician puts a
stethoscope to your
chest , two sounds are
heard. What sound
represents the opening
and closing of the
valves?
Answer: lub-dub,
lub-dub
2. A hereditary blood disorder
wherein blood clots very
slowly affecting only males
but transmitted in genes
of females.
Answer: Hemophilia
3. For a rocket to orbit
the earth and become a
satellite, its speed must
be around _____
Answer: 29 000 kph
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
Answer: A
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
Answer: C

Grade 6 science quiz bee

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    1. Some plantsgrow 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
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    2. Sensory messagesare taken to the brain by ____________. A. arteries and veins B. arteries and hormones C. nerve and hormones D. muscles and veins
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    3. Alexander Flemingnoticed 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
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    4. Why dostars 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
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    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
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    6. What isthe 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.
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    7. A beakerwas 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
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    8. The pictureshows 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.
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    9. What layerof the earth is inferred to be liquid in form? A. crust B. mantle C. outer core D. inner core
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    10. Why doesboiling 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.
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    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.
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    2. Which BESTdescribes the movement of the plates that make up Earth’s 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.
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    4. Why domountain climbers use oxygen equipment at the top of the world’s 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.
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    5. Two potatoesof 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.
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    6. Which ofthe 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.
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    7. Why wasPioneer - 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.
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    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.
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    9. Which ofthe 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.
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    10. The mathematicalquestions that probe the Big Bang Theory were formulated by ________ A. Alexander Friedman B. Albert Einstein C. Edwin Hubble D. Edwin Aldrin Jr.
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    1.An incomplete foodweb 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 ? ? ? ?
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    2. Insecticides areused 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.
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    3. . Thegraph shows the progress made by a car travelling along a straight line. What is the speed of the car? TIME ( MINUTES) DISTANC E (kms).
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    5. What featurein the sun appears like billowing arches of glowing gases?
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    6. Which partof the brain acts like a switchboard that allows the communications from the brain to the other parts of the nervous system.
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    7. A galaxythat comprises two to three percent of the total number of galaxies.
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    8. Where canthe lowest point on the earth's crust be found?
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    9. Why doyou see lightning spark first before you hear thunder during a thunderstorm?
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    10. What seasonis characterized with the most amount of leaves falling from trees?
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    1. When aphysician puts a stethoscope to your chest , two sounds are heard. What sound represents the opening and closing of the valves?
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    2. A hereditaryblood disorder wherein blood clots very slowly affecting only males but transmitted in genes of females.
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    3. For arocket to orbit the earth and become a satellite, its speed must be around _____
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    4. Why dosailors 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
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    5. Which instrumentcan 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
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