6th Grade - LEAP Practice 2 (Louisiana Science)

Front

What term describes an animal that cannot make its own food and must eat other organisms?

Back

Heterotroph

Front

What is the tilt of the Earth's axis in degrees?

Back

23.5 degrees

Front

Which animal's food sources most likely increased after a shopping mall was constructed near a wooded area?

Back

Raccoons only

Front

What causes day and night on Earth?

Back

Rotation of the Earth on its axis.

Front

What is an axis?

Back

An invisible line around which an object spins.

Front

What term describes an organism that can make its own food?

Back

Autotroph

Front

What is the term for the path an object takes as it moves around another object in space?

Back

Orbit

Front

What is the difference between rotation and revolution?

Back

Rotation is the spinning of an object on its axis, while revolution is the movement of one object around another.

Front

What is a producer in an ecosystem?

Back

An organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

Front

What is the significance of the Earth's tilt?

Back

It affects the seasons and climate on Earth.