6th Grade
1) Biotic factors make up the ___________ of the ecosystem.
2) Abiotic factors make up the __________ part of the ecosystem.
What is...
1) living
2) non-living
An example of a producer is:
A. A green frog
B. A green plant
C. A human
D. Anything green
What is... B. A green plant.
The rate at which work is done describes which Force & Motion vocab word?
What is power.
In an experiment, this is the one variable that YOU change.
What is Independent variable
In which domain(s) below do humans belong.
a. Bacteria b. Archae c. Eukarya
What is...
C. Eukarya
This is the name for a body of water where fresh and salt water meet and are mixed by the tides.
What is an Estuary.
The four Nitrogenous bases are: Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine & Adenine.
Identify how the four bases pair up in a typical DNA strand.
What is...
Guanine & Cytosine and Thymine & Adenine.
Sound, Radiant, Thermal & Electrical energy are all considered this type of energy.
What is kinetic energy.
In an experiment, this is the factor that we measure.
What is...
Dependant Variable
This is the speed that a car have to have to move at in order to travel 20 kilometers in two hours.
Air is a mixture of gaseous elements and compounds.
This element makes up the majority of this mixture at approximately 78%.
What is Nitrogen
Name the three raw materials that are used to create food for a plant using photosynthesis.
Sunlight, Water & Carbon Dioxide
What are the three classes of elements from right to left on the periodic table?
What is... non-metal, metalloid and metals.
Nick wanted to see how high an ice cube would float in different temperatures of water. Identify the dependent variable.
What is...
The height of the ice cube.
Fluorine has how many protons, neutrons and electrons?
What is...
Protons: 9, Electrons: 9 & Neutrons: 10
1) Earth revolving around the sun, results in this.
2) Earth rotating on its axis, results in this.
What is....
1) The four seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall & Winter)
2) The day and night cycle.
Write down the levels of classification starting with MOST BROAD and going to MOST SPECIFIC.
What is...
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus & Species
This type of electromagnetic wave has the shortest wavelength, highest energy and is also used to treat certain forms of cancer.
What is gamma rays
A scientist who wants to study the affects of fertilizer on plants sets up an experiment. Plant A gets no fertilizer, Plant B gets 5 mg of fertilizer each day, and Plant C gets 10mg of fertilizer each day. Which plant is the control group.
What is...
Plant A
What are the levels of organization for living things from simplest to most complex.
What is....
Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System
Name the layers of the atmosphere from closest to the Earth's surface, to the furthest.
What is...
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere & Thermosphere
The first part of cell theory is that all living things are composed of cells.
Write down the two remaining parts of cell theory.
What is:
1) Cells are the smallest unit of life
2) Living cells come from other cells
Name the three ways to make an electromagnet stronger.
What is...
Increase the current, get a bigger core & add more coils
Ellen noticed that she often sneezes when she visits her friend Robert, who has a cat and a parrot. Ellen wonders if she may have allergies to Robert’s pets and decides to conduct a scientific investigation. What should Ellen do next?
Ellen should visit a friend who has only cats and one who has only parrots.
List the planets in order from closest to furthest from the sun (including the asteroid belt).
What is...
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Asteroid Belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune