Grade 6 Science practice sheet
Manitoba Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Why should a data table be neat and labelled with units?
- To make it longer
- To hide mistakes
- So others can read and check the data
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So others can read and check the data
Hint: Clear communication helps.
Question 2
In a tug-of-war, the Blue team pulls left with 250 N and the Gold team pulls right with 230 N. What is the net force on the rope?
Pulling force (N) - 480 N to the left
- 0 N (balanced)
- 20 N to the left
- 20 N to the right
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20 N to the left
Hint: When forces point in opposite directions, subtract the smaller from the larger. The net force points the way of the bigger force. Equal forces are balanced: the net force is 0 N.
Question 3
What does density tell you?
- How much mass is in a given space
- How hot an object is
- How fast it moves
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How much mass is in a given space
Hint: Dense objects pack a lot of mass into a small volume.
Question 4
Which adaptation helps a bird fly?
- Hollow bones and feathers
- Gills
- Thick scales
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Hollow bones and feathers
Hint: Light bodies and wing feathers help lift.
Question 5
A hockey stick hits a puck. Energy transfers from the stick to the…
- ice only
- puck
- the arena roof
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puck
Hint: Motion energy passes to the puck.
Question 6
What is the function of the battery in a circuit?
- To provide the energy that pushes current through the circuit
- To make light only
- To control which wire is used
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To provide the energy that pushes current through the circuit
Hint: It's the energy source.
Question 7
Why do we always see the same side of the Moon?
- Earth hides the other side
- The Moon rotates once in the time it orbits Earth once
- The Moon does not rotate at all
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The Moon rotates once in the time it orbits Earth once
Hint: Its rotation and orbit match.
Question 8
Put these in order from smallest to largest.
- ✨the universe
- ☀️the Sun
- 🪐our solar system
- 🌌the Milky Way
- 🌍Earth
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Earth → the Sun → our solar system → the Milky Way → the universe
Hint: The Moon orbits Earth. Earth orbits the Sun. The Sun and its planets make our solar system, which is one tiny part of the Milky Way. The universe holds billions of galaxies.
Question 9
Which is a learned behaviour?
- a puppy having brown fur
- a bird having wings
- a dog learning to sit on command
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a dog learning to sit on command
Hint: You learn behaviours through experience.
Question 10
Which group of animals has feathers?
- Reptiles
- Amphibians
- Birds
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Birds
Hint: All birds have feathers, and most can fly.
Answer key
- 1. So others can read and check the data (Think Like a Scientist)
- 2. 20 N to the left (Gravity & Friction)
- 3. How much mass is in a given space (Buoyancy)
- 4. Hollow bones and feathers (Flight)
- 5. puck (Stored Energy)
- 6. To provide the energy that pushes current through the circuit (Circuits)
- 7. The Moon rotates once in the time it orbits Earth once (Earth, Moon and Sun)
- 8. Earth → the Sun → our solar system → the Milky Way → the universe (Galaxies & Space Tech)
- 9. a dog learning to sit on command (Traits & Fossils)
- 10. Birds (Sorting Living Things)
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