1. 6th Grade Science Chapter 13 The Nonliving Environment Review Questions
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2. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: producers
______ can make their own food.
Answer:
producers

3. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: abiotic
4. The nonliving, physical features of the environment are called ______ factors.
Answer:
abiotic

4. Chapter 13 Review Questions
5. ______ is the Location on Earth relative to the equator that helps determine the amount of sunlight an area receives.
Answer:
latitude

5. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: climate
6. _______ it the average weather over time.
Answer:
climate

6. Chapter 13 Review Questions
3. The term ______ means living or once living.
Answer:
biotic

7. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: water
9. The major ingredient of the fluid inside cells of living organisms is ______ .
Answer:
water

8. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: soil
10. _____ is composed of biotic and abiotic factors.
Answer:
soil

9. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: sunlight
12. _____ is the energy source for most life on Earth.
Answer:
sunlight

10. Chapter 13 Review Questions
13. As ______ gets higher, trees get shorter and the atmosphere gets thinner.
Answer:
Elevation (altitude)

11. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: condensation
14. The process of water changing from a gas to a liquid is ______.
Answer:
condensation

12. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: bacteria
19. Nitrogen fixation is performed by ______.
Answer:
bacteria

13. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: evaporation
15. The process of water changing from a liquid to a gas is ______.
Answer:
evaporation

14. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: transpiration
16. The process of plants adding water to the atmosphere is called ______.
Answer:
transpiration

15. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: air
11. _____ is composed of 78% nitrogen.
Answer:
air

16. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: consumers
______ depend on plants and animals for their food.
Answer:
consumers

17. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: precipitation
17. Water, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground from the sky is called ______.
Answer:
precipitation

18. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: chemosynthesis
21. The production of food from chemicals is called ______.
Answer:
chemosynthesis

19. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: consumers
32. The ______ make up the second and higher steps in the food chain.
Answer:
consumers

20. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: Carbon cycle
23. Photosynthesis is part of the continuous movement of the _____ cycle.
Answer:
Carbon cycle

21. Chapter 13 Review Questions
24. _____ The transfer of nitrogen from the air to the soil to organism and back to soil or air.
Answer:
Nitrogen cycle

22. Chapter 13 Review Questions
25. The process that changes nitrogen gas into a compound that plants can use is called ______.
Answer:
Nitrogen fixation

23. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: producers
31. A food chain begins with ______.
Answer:
producers

24. Chapter 13 Review Questions
27. _____ is the element that helps plants grow.
Answer:
nitrogen

25. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: Energy pyramid
30. A diagram that shows the comparative amount of energy at each feeding level is called a(n) ___.
Answer:
Energy pyramid

26. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: Water cycle
22. The continuous movement of water from earth’s surface to the air, and back to Earth’s surface is called the _____.
Answer:
Water cycle

27. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: Carbon dioxide
28. ______ is removed from the air during photosynthesis.
Answer:
Carbon dioxide

28. Chapter 13 Review Questions
29. A diagram that shows all the possible feeding, or energy transfer, relationships in a community is called a(n) ______.
Answer:
Food web

29. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: Light
33. ______ energy is used in photosynthesis.
Answer:
Light

30. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: Precipitation and Temperature
34. ______ and ______ are the two most important components of climate
Answer:
Precipitation and Temperature

31. Chapter 13 Review Questions Answer: The Rain Shadow Effect
33. ______ is when the presences of mountains can affect rainfall patterns.
Answer:
The Rain Shadow Effect