6th Grade · Science · Quiz · shared by Luke Morgan
This free 6th Grade Science quiz explores the history of metabolic measurement, focusing on Lavoisier's experiments with respiration, oxygen, and heat…
Multiple Choice
1. _____ What was the primary question Antoine Lavoisier wanted to answer in the 1780s?
A. How do guinea pigs breathe underwater?
B. What is the weight of a burning candle?
C. Why does ice melt at room temperature?
D. How do living creatures stay warm?
2. _____ According to the passage, what did Lavoisier believe the process of breathing was similar to?
A. Freezing
B. Melting
C. Burning
D. Swimming
3. _____ What was the name of the scientific tool built by Lavoisier and Laplace?
A. Oxygen meter
B. Ice calorimeter
C. Thermal chamber
D. Respiration scale
4. _____ In the ice calorimeter, what happened in the middle layer that was used to measure heat?
A. The ice melted into water.
B. The ice turned into steam.
C. The guinea pig slept on the ice.
D. The oxygen turned into ice.
5. _____ Where was the guinea pig placed during the experiment?
A. In the outer layer packed with ice
B. In the middle layer with melting ice
C. In the innermost chamber
D. Outside the apparatus in the air
6. _____ What specific substance did Lavoisier measure as being consumed by the animal?
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Melted water
C. Oxygen
D. Smoke
7. _____ Which term is defined in the passage as the process where living things combine oxygen with nutrients to release energy?
A. Calorimetry
B. Respiration
C. Metabolism
D. Thermal energy
8. _____ What connection did Lavoisier find between oxygen use and heat production?
A. More oxygen use led to more heat.
B. More oxygen use led to less heat.
C. Oxygen use had no effect on heat.
D. Less oxygen use led to more heat.
9. _____ What gas did Lavoisier discover the guinea pig released into the air?
A. Pure oxygen
B. Nitrogen gas
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Hydrogen gas
10. _____ How did Lavoisier’s work change the way scientists viewed living creatures?
A. They realized animals are made of wood.