6th Grade Science 1
Renewable or Non Renewable
natural substance that is not replenished (oil, coal)
Non renewable
What is relative density
An objects ability to sink or float.
What is a living and nonliving thing found in a rainforest environment?
Review many different answers.
What are the 5 senses that humans use to make observations?
Sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
How long does it take for Earth to revolve around the sun?
365 days/ a year
Renewable or Nonrenewable
an energy source that has a continuous supply (solar power, wind power)
Renewable
This is the fifth planet from the sun?
What is Jupiter?
List an example of a star, planet, and natural satellite in our solar system?
Sun, Earth, Moon
Producers are
plants that make their own food
describe camouflage and give an example.
EXAMPLE: Cheetahs spots help them blend in with grasses in the savannah while they hunt prey.
Fossil Fuels are made from
Decaying plants and animals over millions of years under heat and pressure.
This is the process called when leaves on trees use sunlight for energy?
What is Photosynthesis?
Primary source of energy for all food chains is the ____.
sun
What is climate?
Long term patterns of a specific area on Earth. Usually data is take over a 30 year time period.
What does a herbivore eat?
plants
A ______ revolves in an orbit around a star
planet
Name the outer planets and give at least 3 facts about the outer planets.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Gas Giants, many moons, longer orbits, colder
What are some negative effects that humans have had on the planet?
Overpopulation, overfishing, burning fossil fuels, pollution
What is an omnivore?
An organism that eats plants and animals.
How many days does it take for the lunar (moon) cycle?
28.5 - 30 Days
a path that one object takes around another object
Orbit
What is located between Mars and Jupiter?
Asteroid Belt
What is the difference between mass and volume
Mass is the amount of matter in an object. Volume is how much space it takes up.
An animal who breaks down dead things is called a ______.
decomposer
Incomplete or complete metamorphosis
A metamorphosis in which a living thing goes through several stages. Each stage looks like a smaller version of the adult.
Give an example of a living thing that goes through this type of metamorphosis.
Incomplete Metamorphosis.
Examples: Humans, rabbits, dogs, Grasshoppers