6th Grade Science TCAP Review

A food chain is shown.
Grass   Mouse   Snake   Hawk
Which organism in the food chain is a producer? 

• grass
• mouse
• snake
• hawk

Wind is considered a renewable resource because the energy that drives the wind originally comes from

• the sun
• rain
• the ocean
• oxygen

The length of time it takes Earth to rotate once on its axis is called a

• season
• month
• year
• day

Which hot and dry biome is home to large herds of herbivores that feed on the many kinds of grasses?

• tundra
• desert
• rain forest
• savannah

The diagram shows the sun and Earth.  What will cause a high tide to occur at location X?

• The moon is at location 2.
• The moon is at location 4.
• The moon is at location 5.
• The moon is at location 7.

Which set of objects best conducts electricity?

• an iron washer and a metal fork
• a door key and a rubber ball
• a copper pipe and a wooden spoon
• a rubber mallet and a glass measuring cup

The diagram shows Earth at four different locations around the sun.  At which location is it summer in Earth’s Northern Hemisphere?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

In a biotic response experiment, two plants with the same mass are placed in identical pots. Both plants are given the same amount of water, soil, and sunlight. After one week, the test plant is given one tablespoon of liquid fertilizer. Two weeks later, the data shows the test plant has the greater mass. What is the independent variable in this biotic response experiment?

• amount of sunlight
• soil temperature
• liquid fertilizer
• size of the pot

Which is a biotic factor of an alpine forest?

• elk
• rainfall
• soil
• mountains

A solar eclipse is most likely to occur when Earth, the moon, and the sun are in which location?

• Sun, Earth, moon
• Sun, moon, Earth
• Sun, Earth, with the moon above the Earth
• Sun, Earth, with the moon below the Earth