6th Grade
List the planets in the correct order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Which two organelles do plant cells have that animal cells do not have?
cell wall and chloroplast
State which Newton's law per scenario:
1. Space shuttle taking off
2. Throwing bowling ball vs baseball
3. Being pushed forward in car when car stops suddenly
1. 3rd law
2. 2nd law
3. 1st law
Which organelle controls what goes in and out of the cell?
cell membrane
List the four types of nonrenewable resources used to create energy (especially electrical energy).
Coal, oil (petroleum), natural gas, nuclear
What element makes up majority of the air?
Nitrogen
Put these in the correct order:
organ system, tissue, organism, cell, organ
cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
What makes each element different from one another?
The number of protons
List three reasons on why a species would compete against another species.
food, territory, mate, water
What causes the seasons?
The tilt of the Earth
What is true of the spacing and size of the inner planets in comparison to the outer planets?
They are smaller and closer together.
Define biotic factors (be specific in your definition)
living and once living component of an ecosystem
Label the types of heat transfer for each scenario (conduction, convection, radiation)
1. cooking pancakes on a griddle
2. hot air balloon
3. the Sun warming Earth
1. conduction
2. convection
3. radiation
Label what each item would be considered in this food web:
grass, rabbit, snake, hawk
producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer
How long does it take Earth to complete 1 revolution?
1 year
What are the three major watersheds of Virginia?
Chesapeake Bay, Sounds of NC, Mississippi River
Match the situation with the correct symbiotic relationship (commensalism, mutualism, parasitism).
1. Bees and flowers
2. Tick on a dog
3. Remora eating leftovers from the shark
1. mutualism
2. parasitism
3. commensalism
Where 1 tuning fork is hit and causing another tuning fork (of the same pitch) to start vibrating is an example of __________________.
resonance
How much energy flows from one organism to another in a food chain?
10%
How much of the moon is illuminated every day?
50%
A location where freshwater meets up with salt water
Grass-mouse-snake-hawk OR owl
Grass-rabbit--hawk
Which would most likely happen if a disease struck the snake population.
A. The owl population would decrease.
B. The rabbit population would increase.
C. The grass population would increase.
D. The mouse population would decrease.
A
Mirrors _________ light and lenses ____________ light.
reflect, refract
____________ is the process of cells creating genetically identical cells for growth and repair.
Mitosis
What type of weather will happen if there is a low pressure system coming in?
Clouds and precipitation