One Last Test Before the End of 6Th Grade Science

Name: ______

ONE LAST TEST BEFORE THE END OF 6TH GRADE SCIENCE!!!!!!

Here is your assignment to rock out the test:

1. Complete all the questions in this EOY packet by May 22nd.

1. Create a 1 page note sheet for EACH of our units:

• Ecology
• Lithosphere
• Soil, Rocks, and Minerals
• Waves, Sound (hearing), Light (sight)
• Space
• Scientific Inquiry

EOY / Summative Review

1. How is erosion different from weathering and deposition?

1. Draw and label the Layers of the Earth. Include the following:

-Inner Core

-Outer Core

-Mantle

-Crust

-Tectonic Plates

1. Label the layers above from least dense to most dense.

1. What is the crust broken up into?

1. What layer of earth do the Crust and Tectonic Plates rest on top of?

1. Fill in the table below.

Plate Boundary (Edges) / Draw it! / Describe it! / What Happens Here?
Folding
Faulting

1. What geologic events occur at the edges of tectonic plates?

1. Draw and describe a convection current.

1. Based on this map, where would you expect to find a plate boundary (Area A, B, C or D) and WHY?

1. Fill in the tables below.

Plate Boundary / Convergent Boundary / Divergent Boundary / Transform Boundary
Draw it!
Describe it!
What geologic events occur at each plate boundary?
Faults / Normal / Reverse / Strike Slip
Draw it!
Describe it!

1. Where are earthquakes and volcanoes most often located?

1. Using the map below, draw a line showing where ALL THE EARTHQUAKES would occur. Explain why.

14.Which of these supports Wegener’s theory of continental drift?

A.Similar rocks and similar fossils on different continents. B. Sea floor spreading and Earth’s rotation.

C. Convection currents in the outer core. D. Fossils from ancient organism and convection currents in the crust.

Rock Cycle: Fill in the rock cycle below.

Type of Rock / How it is formed / Key Words
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic

16.Create a sketch of the rock cycle. In your sketch, show each of the three types of rock. Show with arrows and descriptions how each rock type can change into the other two rock types.

17. What was Pangaea?

18. What is the soil horizon? (explain then draw and label)

19. What is the difference between soil and dirt?

20.Explain why soil is important. List some methods of soil conservation.

21. What is the difference between rocks and minerals?

1. Minerals were never living and rocks used to be living b. Rocks are mixtures of minerals

1. Rocks have a crystal structure and minerals do not have crystals d. All are correct

Use the table below to answer questions

Height in the year 1508 A.D. / Height in the year 2008 A.D.
Mountain A / 1500 Meters / 1150 Meters
Mountain B / 1500 Meters / 1350 Meters
Mountain C / 1500 Meters / 1420 Meters
Mountain D / 1500 Meters / 1400 Meters

22. Which Mountain has most likely experienced more erosion over the last 500 years?

1. Mountain A c. Mountain C
2. Mountain B d. Mountain D

23. Which Mountain has most likely experience the moredeposition?

1. Mountain A c. Mountain C
2. Mountain B d. Mountain D

24. The cooling and hardening of magma forms which TWO of the following?

1. Minerals and Igneous Rocksc. Minerals and Metamorphic Rocks
2. Metamorphic and Igneous Rocksd.All rocks are formed by the cooling of magma

25.Thermal Energy Transfer (HEAT transfer):

Thermal Energy Transfer / Definition / Examples
Conduction
Convection
Radiation

26.

27.What would happen to any material if the temperature changes from 52ºF to 85ºF? Why?

28.What would happen to any material if the temperature changes from 75ºF to 30ºF? Why?

31.Wave C has a frequency than Wave B because

32.Wave A has frequency compared to Wave B therefore it has a ______pitch.

33.What are the differences between longitudinal and transverse waves? (Use pictures and words)

34.Draw a wave. Label the crest, trough, amplitude, wavelength.

35.

Reflection / Refraction / Scattering
Draw it!
(Examples)
Describe it!
(Define it)
Use it in a sentence
Solid / Liquid / Gas
Draw the molecules!
Describe it!
1, 2, 3
Through which does sound travel the fastest, slowest

Ecology Unit – A Delicate Balance of Life

Food Pyramids:

36.Which organisms have the most energy? Receive the least energy?

37.Name one primary consumers and one tertiary consumer.

38.What will happen to the hawks after they die?

39.Where do plants get their energy?

40.List all the animals foxes eat.

41.Why are decomposers important to food webs?

42.What animals eat herbivorous insects?

Organism / Classification
(Producer, Herbivore, Omnivore, Carnivore) / Trophic Levels
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
43.Squirrel
44.Plants
45.Spiders
46.Snakes
47.Toads
48.Owls

49.Fill in the table below:

Define an Abiotic Factor: / Define a Biotic Factor:
List 3 Abiotic Factors / List 3 Biotic Factors

50.What is photosynthesis and what organisms perform photosynthesis?

51.What is the equation for photosynthesis?

52.What does a green plant need to perform photosynthesis?

53.What is produced after a green plant performs photosynthesis?

54.Draw and Label the Water Cycle.

Fill in the Carbon Cycle table below:

Processes that INCREASE CO2 in the Atmosphere / Processes that DECREASE CO2 in the Atmosphere
Natural / Natural
55. / 56.
57.
58.
59.
Man Made:
60.

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Space:Matching (Select the best answer for each statement from the choices in the table):

a. equator / b. orbit / c. gravity / d. equinox
e. rotation / f. axis / g. revolution / h. season

____61.a force that attracts all objects toward each other

____62.a regular change in temperature that repeats itself every year

____63.the movement of the Earth around the Sun, or the Moon around Earth

____64.an imaginary line between the hemispheres

____65.the imaginary line drawn from the north geographic pole to the south geographic pole

____66.during this, day and night are equal length

____67.the spinning of a body around an axis

____68.the name of the curved path that Earth moves along around the Sun

69.Why do tides occur on Earth?

70. How does Earth’s movement affect our oceans?

71. How many tides are there in a day?

72. When does a solar eclipse occur? When does a lunar eclipse occur?

73. What do we call it when the moonlooks like it is getting smaller?

74. What phase of the moon will come after the New Moon?

75. Which phase of the moon happens right BEFORE the full moon?

76. One full revolution of the moon takes about ______days.

77. About how long does it take for the Earth to revolve once around the sun?

78.Write in order from LARGEST to SMALLEST; Earth, Moon, Sun

79. List the planets in order from the sun.

80.What are the two forces that work together to keep the planets in orbit around the sun?

1. Name an inner planet. Name an outer planet.

1. What is a moon?

A.StarC. Planet

B.Dwarf PlanetD. Natural Satellite

1. Why does the moon appear to shine?
   A. It reflects light from the sun C. Its atmosphere contains glowing gases.
   B. It produces its own light and energy D. It reflects light from the Earth

84. Will the sun always produce light and heat forever?

A. No, the sun will change all of its hydrogen into helium and burn out

B. No, the sun will become too hot over time and will explode.

C. Yes, the sun is so big it will never stop burning

D. Yes, the sun is constantly making more energy and has an unlimited amount of hydrogen

85. How do we get seasons?

A. the changing speed of Earth's rotationC. the Earth's axis is tilted.

B. Changes in the sun's energyD. the changing distance of the Earth from the sun

86. How do we get day and night time on Earth?

A. The moon’s revolution around the Earth creates night time

B. A solar eclipse causes day to become night

C. As the Earth revolves around the sun, it changes from day to night

D. As the Earth rotates on its axis, the side facing the sun will have day light

87. As distance from the sun increases, the time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit ______.
A.Planets that are farther from the sun have a longer year

B. Planets that are farther from the sun have a shorter year

C.Planets that are farther from the sun have a longer day

D. Planets that are farther from the sun have a shorter day

Eye Anatomy:

88.Fill in the table below:

Structure / Function
A
B
C
D
E

89.Fill in the table below:

Structure / Function
A
B
C
D

90.Explain the process of how you hear sounds.

91.Karina completed an experiment to learn about plant growth. She added a different amount of water to four identical containers, each containing four seeds in 100 cubic centimeters of soil. All of the containers were placed in a sunny location.

Write an experimental question for this experiment.

Write one possible hypothesis for the experimental question you wrote above.

92. For this plant experiment, what is:

a. the independent variable (IV)? ______

b. the dependent variable (DV)? ______

c. a constant in the experiment?______

93.Nykendra found that a marble took 4 seconds to roll down a ramp covered with sandpaper, 3 seconds to roll down a ramp covered with plastic, 2 seconds to roll down a ramp covered with oil, and 6 seconds to roll down the ramp covered with peanut butter.

Organize Nykendra’s data into a data table.

94. Graph Nykendra’s data from question 93 on graph paper. What graph did you create? Why?

95.

Time Spent Studying (hours) / Score (pts)
10 / 55.0
20 / 60.0
30 / 65.0
40 / 70.0
50 / 75.0
60 / 80.0
70 / 85.0
80 / 90.0
90 / 95.0

96.Aisha wonders whether wind or water causes the most erosion. She set up an experiment in which she used a watering can to pour water down a pile of dirt. She then used a fan to blow wind on a second pile of dirt that is the exact same shape and size as the first pile of dirt. Aisha then measured how the height of the dirt piles changed. She also drew pictures of how their shape changed.

In this experiment, what was the dependent variable? What was her independent variable? What were the constants?

97.Make 5 quantitative observations and 5 qualitative observations.

98. Explain the difference between an inference and an observation. (Include examples)

99. Explain the difference between transpiration and respiration.

Physical Property / Physical ChangeChemical Property / Chemical Change

100. / 101.
102. / 103.
104. / 105.

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