6th Grade Science Cumulative Review 2

6th Grade Science Cumulative Review 2

Multiple Choice

Which animal listed below would complete this food chain? (6.L.2.1)

grass--> grasshopper-->_______

• fly

• lizard

• butterfly

• humming bird

Multiple Choice

Look at the picture and then fill in the blank. (6.L.2.1)

This picture shows ___________________.

• an environment

• a growing animal

• a food chain

• a life cycle

Multiple Choice

In Figure 1, label B represents the (6.E.2.1)

• outer core

• inner core

• crust

• mantle

Multiple Choice

Earthquakes are more damaging to structures closest to the (6.E.2.2)

• A. seismic edge.

• B. most porous rock.

• C. epicenter.

• D. longitudinal wave.

Multiple Choice

What is the best explanation for why the inner core of Earth is solid metal? (6.E.2.1)

• A. The immense pressure of the weight of Earth prevents it from melting.

• B. The inner core is too cold to melt.

• C. The inner core is composed of materials that remain solid at incredibly high

  temperatures.

• D. None of the above is correct.

Multiple Choice

The place where two plates come together is known as a (6.E.2.2)

• A. transform boundary.

• B. divergent boundary.

• C. convergent boundary.

• D. rift valley.

Multiple Choice

Which best describes how metamorphic rock is formed? (6.E.2.3)

• A. rock melts into magma, then cools

• B. water evaporates, leaving behind small particles of rock

• C. rocks change into new types of rock due to heat and pressure

• D. pieces of rock, plants, and other materials get pressed together, forming layers

Multiple Choice

Which letter corresponds to the crest of the wave? (6.P.1.1)

• Z

• W

• X

• Y

Multiple Choice

Which is a list of abiotic parts of an environment? (6.L.2.3)

• A. soil, leaves, and flowers

• B. soil, rocks, and water

• C. rocks, leaves, and water

• D. water, rocks, and tadpoles

Multiple Choice

Heat will transfer from: (6.P.3.1)

• A. an ice pack to a hot pizza.

• B. a cold pool to a warm person sitting in it.

• C. a warm cookie to the ice cream on top of it.

• D. a cold window to a hand leaning on it.

Multiple Choice

The most important source of energy that heats the surface of Earth comes from: (6.L.2.1)

• A. volcanic eruptions.

• B. geysers.

• C. the Sun.

• D. the core.

Multiple Choice

14. Heat flow is a transfer of: (6.P.3.1)

• A. energy.

• B. mass.

• C. atoms.

• D. waves.

Multiple Choice

Convection involves the movement of heat energy in: (6.P.3.1)

• A. gases and liquids.

• B. liquids and solids.

• C. solids and gases.

• D. gases, solids, and liquids.

Multiple Choice

Warm air rises above cool air because: (6.P.3.1)

• A. warm air is less dense than cool air.

• B. warm air is more dense than cool air.

• C. warm air has the same density as cool air.

• D. warm air has more weight than cool air.

Multiple Choice

What is the main cause of seasons on Earth? (6.E.1.1)

A block that is 80oC is placed next to a 20oC block. (6.P.3.3)

• A. the distance between Earth and the sun

• B. the tilt of Earth’s axis

• C. the orbit of Earth

• D. the rotation of Earth

Multiple Choice

A block that is 80oC is placed next to a 20oC block. (6.P.3.3)

The warmer block heats the cooler block by the process of:

A. convection.

B. conduction.

C. A and B.

D. neither A nor B.

• A. convection.

• B. conduction.

• C. A and B.

• D. neither A nor B.

Multiple Choice

Heat energy is transferred from the Sun to a cat sleeping on a sunny windowsill by: (6.P.3.1)

• A. convection.

• B. conduction.

• C. radiation.

• D. combustion.

Multiple Choice

Why would a person be cooler on a hot sunny day wearing a light colored t-shirt and shorts

than in a dark colored t-shirt and shorts made out of the same material? (6.P.3.3)

• A. dark colors are hotter.

• B. dark colors absorb more radiation from the sun.

• C. dark colors reflect more radiation from the sun.

• D. solar radiation avoids light colored objects.

Multiple Choice

Where does the energy to move Earth’s plates come from? (6.E.1.1)

• A. radiation from the Sun

• B. heat generated in the Earth’s core

• C. wave energy in the oceans

• D. heat energy from chemical reactions in the crust

Multiple Choice

Look at the diagram below. Which letter identifies the ovary of the flower? (6.L.1.1)

• F

• G

• H

• I

Multiple Choice

Look at the energy pyramid below. Where is the least amount of energy? (6.L.2.1)

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

How do herbivores obtain energy? (6.L.2.1)

• A. They eat plants.

• B. They eat animals.

• C. They eat animals and plants.

• D. They eat the food they make.

Multiple Choice

Heat energy moves through Earth’s mantle primarily by: (6.E.1.1 & 6.P.3.1)

• A. conduction

• B. convection

• C. radiation

• D. earthquake waves

Multiple Choice

Which part of the water cycle most directly depends on energy from the Sun? (6.L.2.1)

• A. evaporation

• B. condensation

• C. precipitation

• D. runoff

Multiple Choice

What motion of the Earth does the picture on the left best

illustrate? (6.E.1.1)

• A. Earth’s rotation

• B. Earth’s alternation

• C. Earth’s constellation

• D. Earth’s revolution

Multiple Choice

What causes a solar eclipse? (6.E.1.1)

• A. The Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth.

• B. The Earth passes between the Moon and the Sun.

• C. The Sun passes between the Moon and the Earth.

• D. Another planet passes between the Sun and the Earth

Multiple Choice

What is featured in this illustration? (6.E.2.2)

• A. a syncline fold

• B. an anticline fold

• C. a subduction zone

• D. a transform boundary

Multiple Choice

What is the only type of rock that is NOT produced by either heating or cooling? (6.E.2.1)

• A. igneous

• B. sedimentary

• C. metamorphic

• D. magma

Multiple Choice

During the first day of which season does North Carolina experience its longest day?

(6.E.1.1)

• A. Winter

• B. Spring

• C. Summer

• D. Fall