1. TCAP Vocabulary Review 6 th Grade Science

2. The study of animals and how they interact with their environment is called__________. 1. science 2. ecology 3. zoology 4. geology 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

3. Science is 1. a subject in school 2. study of animals 3. process that allows people to ask questions about the world around them 4. a person that does scientific discoveries 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

4. A person that works to solve questions about the world around them is a... 1. geologist 2. scientist 3. teacher 4. ecology 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

5. Technology is... 1. computers, calculators, pens 2. lab equipment 3. only computers 4. the application of science to make products or tools that people can use. 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

6. Research made only through observations 1. experimental research 2. descriptive research 0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

7. Research through experiments 1. descriptive research 2. experimental research 0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

8. A way, or steps, scientist use to solve problems are ____. 1. experimental research 2. scientific models 3. scientific methods 4. descriptive research 0%0%0%0%

9. A _______ represents things that happen too slowly, too quickly, or too big, or too small to observe directly. 1. model 2. descriptive research 3. experimental research 4. scientist 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

10. A _________ is a tentative explanation for an observation that can be tested scientifically. 1. descriptive research 2. independent variable 3. dependent variable 4. hypothesis 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

11. A factor that purposely is changed in an experiment. 1. independent variable 2. hypothesis 3. dependent variable 4. constant 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

12. A factor that may change as a result of changes purposely made to the independent variable. 1. independent variable 2. constant 3. dependent variable 4. hypothesis 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

13. Variables that stay the same are called ________. 1. independent variable 2. dependent variable 3. hypothesis 4. constant 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

14. A _______ is a limiting factor for a model. 1. scientist 2. constraint 3. pilot plant 4. test 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

15. A ________ is a scaled-down version of the real production equipment that closely models actual manufacturing conditions 1. constraint 2. hypothesis 3. pilot plant 4. model 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

16. The _______ includes the top portion of Earths crust, all the waters that cover the Earths surface, and the atmosphere that rounds the Earth. 1. population 2. community 3. ecosystem 4. biosphere 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

17. A place where an animal lives 1. biosphere 2. population 3. habitat 4. community 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

18. A(n) _________ consists of all the organisms living in an area, as well as the abiotic factors of the environment. 1. population 2. community 3. ecosystem 4. biosphere 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

19. A _______ is made up of all organisms of the same species that live in an area. 1. population 2. community 3. ecosystem 4. biosphere 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

20. A ______ is all the populations of all species living in a particular area. 1. population 2. community 3. ecosystem 4. biosphere 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

21. A________ is anything that restricts the number of individuals in a population. 1. carrying capacity 2. limiting factor 3. biotic factors 4. abiotic factors 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

22. Living things in an environment 1. biotic factors 2. abiotic factors 0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

23. Non-living things within an environment 1. biotic factors 2. abiotic factors 0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

24. ______ is the largest number of individuals one species that an ecosystem can support. 1. limiting factors 2. abiotic factors 3. biotic factors 4. carrying capacity 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

25. Organisms that use an outside energy source, like the sun, to produce their own food 1. producers 2. consumers 3. herbivores 4. carnivores 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

26. A consumer that eats both producers and consumers 1. herbivore 2. carnivore 3. omnivore 4. decomposer 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

27. An organism that breaks down decaying material and puts the nutrients back into the soil. 1. herbivore 2. carnivore 3. omnivore 4. decomposer 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

28. Organisms that cannot make their own food are called_____. 1. producers 2. consumers 3. herbivores 4. carnivores 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

29. Herbivores consume_____. 1. carnivores 2. consumers 3. producers 4. decomposers 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

30. A ___________ is a simple model of the feeding relationships in an ecosystem. 1. food chain 2. food web 3. food city 4. symbiosis 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

31. A ________ is a complex model of the transfer of energy within an ecosystem. 1. food chain 2. food web 3. symbiosis 4. none of the above 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

32. Large geographic areas that have similar climates and ecosystems are called_________. 1. biome 2. tundra 3. taiga 4. grassland 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

33. The _______ is a cold, dry, treeless region, sometimes called a cold desert. 1. tundra 2. taiga 3. grassland 4. desert 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

34. The ________ is a cold, forest region dominated by cone-bearing evergreen trees. 1. tundra 2. taiga 3. desert 4. grassland 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

35. Forest that are dominated with deciduous trees that lose their leaves every autumn are called what. 1. temperate deciduous forest 2. tropical rain forest 3. temperate rain forest 4. tropical rain forest 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

36. Warm temperatures, wet weather, and lush plant growth are found in the __________. 1. temperate deciduous forest 2. temperate rain forest 3. tropical rain forest 4. tropical deciduous forest 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

37. The driest, hottest biome is called the _________. 1. tundra 2. taiga 3. grassland 4. desert 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

38. Regions with a wet and a dry season, with mostly grass, and no trees are called _____ 1. taiga 2. tundra 3. desert 4. grassland 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

39. A round, three- dimensional object is called a ________. 1. pyramid 2. circle 3. cube 4. sphere 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

40. Earths imaginary line that goes through both North and South poles, is called ________. 1. axis 2. magnetic poles 3. solstice 4. equinox 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

41. The spinning of Earth on its axis, called _______, causes day and night. 1. axis 2. sphere 3. rotation 4. revolution 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

42. Earths orbit around the sun is called ______. 1. rotation 2. revolution 3. solstice 4. equinox 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

43. An elongated closed curve, or the shape of Earths orbit. 1. oval 2. ellipse 3. solstice 4. equinox 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

44. The different appearance that the moon takes throughout the month is called :___________. 1. earth phases 2. sun phases 3. moon phases 4. none of the above 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

45. A _______ occurs when the moon is between the Earth and the Sun. 1. new moon 2. full moon 3. 1 st quarter 4. 2 nd quarter 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

46. A __________occurs when all the moons surface facing earth reflects light. 1. new moon 2. full moon 3. 1 st quarter 4. 2 nd quarter 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

47. When the light of the moon is increasing, the phases are considered to be __________. 1. waxing 2. waning 0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

48. When the light of the moon is decreasing in size, the moon phase is considered to be what? 1. 1. waxing 2. 2. waning 0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

49. A _____ occurs when the moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth. 1. lunar eclipse 2. solar eclipse 0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

50. When the Earths shadow falls on the moon, a _______ occurs. 1. solar eclipse 2. lunar eclipse 0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

51. A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits while the other is harmed. 1. mutualism 2. parasitism 3. commensalism 4. none of the above 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

52. The ______ is the day when the Sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator. 1. solstice 2. equinox 0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

53. An ________ occurs when the Sun is directly above the earths equator. 1. solstice 2. equinox 0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

54. The darkest portion of the moons shadow is called the ________. 1. solar eclipse 2. lunar eclipse 3. umbra 4. penumbra 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

55. A symbiotic relationship, where both species benefits 1. mutualism 2. commensalism 3. parasitism 4. none of the above 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

56. A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits while the other is unaffected. 1. mutualism 2. parasitism 3. commensalism 4. none of the above 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425

57. Surrounding the umbra is a lighter shadow on Earths surface called the __________. 1. umbra 2. penumbra 3. solar eclipse 4. lunar eclipse 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425