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TCAP Vocabulary Review 6 th Grade Science
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Research made only through observations 1. experimental research 2. descriptive research 0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425
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Research through experiments 1. descriptive research 2. experimental research 0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425
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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%
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Variables that stay the same are called ________. 1. independent variable 2. dependent variable 3. hypothesis 4. constant 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425
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A _______ is a limiting factor for a model. 1. scientist 2. constraint 3. pilot plant 4. test 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425
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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
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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
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A place where an animal lives 1. biosphere 2. population 3. habitat 4. community 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Living things in an environment 1. biotic factors 2. abiotic factors 0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425
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Non-living things within an environment 1. biotic factors 2. abiotic factors 0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425
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______ 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
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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
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A consumer that eats both producers and consumers 1. herbivore 2. carnivore 3. omnivore 4. decomposer 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425
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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
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Organisms that cannot make their own food are called_____. 1. producers 2. consumers 3. herbivores 4. carnivores 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425
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Herbivores consume_____. 1. carnivores 2. consumers 3. producers 4. decomposers 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The driest, hottest biome is called the _________. 1. tundra 2. taiga 3. grassland 4. desert 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425
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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
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A round, three- dimensional object is called a ________. 1. pyramid 2. circle 3. cube 4. sphere 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425
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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
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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
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Earths orbit around the sun is called ______. 1. rotation 2. revolution 3. solstice 4. equinox 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425
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An elongated closed curve, or the shape of Earths orbit. 1. oval 2. ellipse 3. solstice 4. equinox 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425
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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
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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
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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
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When the light of the moon is increasing, the phases are considered to be __________. 1. waxing 2. waning 0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425
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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
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A _____ occurs when the moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth. 1. lunar eclipse 2. solar eclipse 0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425
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When the Earths shadow falls on the moon, a _______ occurs. 1. solar eclipse 2. lunar eclipse 0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425
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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
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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
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An ________ occurs when the Sun is directly above the earths equator. 1. solstice 2. equinox 0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425
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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
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A symbiotic relationship, where both species benefits 1. mutualism 2. commensalism 3. parasitism 4. none of the above 0%0%0%0% 1234567891011121314151617181920 2122232425
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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
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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
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