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6th grade Science Spring Semester Review Scientific Method: Review over the Scientific Method. There are various on-line games for the scientific method. Here is a few sites: http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/science/the_scientific_method/quiz468.html http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/scientific_method_plant_exp.html http://www.quia.com/cb/37429.html 1. Define the following terms. Controlled Variable –

Independent Variable –

Dependent Variable -

2. A student will measure and record the growth of two flowering plants every other day for 10 days. According to the diagram, which question is being tested? A. Do flowering plants grow better when watered with salt water? B. How much fertilizer do flowering plants need? C. Does fertilizer added to the soil lead to taller flowering plants? D. How tall do flowering plants grow? 3. The picture below illustrates an experiment designed to test plant growth using potted green bean sprouts placed in front of a window. Which of these is the independent variable in this experimental design? A. different species of plants B. different types of light sources C. the height of each plant’s ceramic pot D. the distance of the plants from the light source Directions: Read the following paragraph and then answer the questions that follow. Mr. Williams wants to know who grows taller—students who drink milk or students who drink soda. She takes a group of 6th grade students and has them drink three cups of milk everyday for two months. He also has those students eat French fries and candy for three meals per day. Mr. Williams takes a second group of 6th grade students and has them drink three cups of soda everyday for two months. These students eat three healthy meals per day. At the end of the two months, Mr. Williams measures to see how much the students have grown. 4. What is wrong with this experiment?

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____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Solar System & Space Travel 6. Identify the differences between the Inner Planets and the Outer Planets (Gas Giants).

7. List the correct order of the planets in our solar system  My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos

8. Directions: Place the eight planets in their correct order starting from the closest to the sun.

Inner Planets 1st closest ____ 2nd closest____ 3rd closest ____ 4th closest____

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A. Earth B. Mars C. Venus D. Mercury

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Outer Planets closest ____ A. Uranus closest ____ B. Saturn closest ____ C. Neptune closest ____ D. Jupiter

9. The Asteroid Belt lies in between what two planets? A. Mars and Jupiter B. Earth and Mars C. Mercury and Earth D. Venus and Mars 10. What planet has a huge storm that was have been raging for over 400 years? A. Jupiter B. Uranus C. Neptune D. Saturn 11. TRUE OR FALSE- Write “T” for true and “F” for false. If the statement is false, write the correct response for the underlined word.

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Inner planets are gas giants. Earth is the fourth planet from the sun. All of the “gas giant planets” have rings. Jupiter is the seventh planet from the Sun. Comets are large chucks of ice and dust whose orbits can be very long, narrow ellipses.

12. Directions: Fill in the letter for the correct term. A. Geocentric

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B. Heliocentric

C. Rotates

D. Revolves

Galileo believed in _____________ theory of how the solar system appeared. The planet Uranus is the only planet that __________ on its side at a 90 degree angle. Ptolemy believed in the ______________ theory of how the solar system appeared. Earth _________ around the sun 365.25 days a year

Plate Tectonics 8. Identify the landforms that are made from the pictures below:

9. Who is Alfred Wegener?

10. What was his theory?

Speed and Motion 11. Draw the Speed Triangle .What is the formula for Speed? Distance? Time?

12. On a graph, the steepness of the slope identifies, how fast or slow the object is moving?

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6th grade Science - Spring Study Guide o

If you ran 400 m in 8 seconds, what would your speed be?

Jacob travelled at a speed of 50 mpg for 3 hours. How far did he travel?

14. Which force is responsible for the changes in the graph below? A. Balanced B. Gravity C. Magnetism D. Unbalanced 15. Create two graphs that represent Constant Speed.

Distance/Time Graph

Speed/Time Graph

16. Create a Speed/Time graph that displays Increasing Speed.

Distance/Time Graph

Speed/Time Graph

17. Create a Speed/Time graph that displays Decreasing Speed.

Distance/Time Graph

Speed/Time Graph

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6th grade Science - Spring Study Guide Organisms

Define the following terms: o

Abiotic

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Biotic

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Autotroph

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Heterotroph

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Organism

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Population

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Community

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Ecosystem

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Producer

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Consumer

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Decomposer

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Unicellular

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Multicellular

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Asexual Reproduction

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Sexual Reproduction

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Kingdom

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Prokaryotic

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Eukaryotic

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6th grade Science - Spring Study Guide Fill in the chart below: Classification of Living Things KINGDOM

Eubacteria

Archaebacteria

Protista

Fungi

Plantae

Animalia

CELL TYPE (Prokaryote or Eukaryote) Reproduction Method (Asexual or Sexual) NUMBER OF CELLS (Unicellular or Multicelluar) MODE OF NUTRITION (Autotrophic or heterotrophic, Both)

EXAMPLES

Practice Questions: Which of the following sets of characteristics classifies a pecan tree in the plant kingdom? A. prokaryotic, unicellular, heterotrophic B. eukaryotic, unicellular, autotrophic C. eukaryotic, multicellular, autotrophic D. eukaryotic, multicellular, hetrotrophic 2. Which of the following would describe the basic characteristics of the picture above? A. Unicellular, autotroph, eukaryotic

B. Multicellular, heterotroph, eukaryotic C. Unicellular, heterotroph, prokaryotic D. Multicellular, autotroph, prokaryotic

3. A hot spring that is loaded with a certain type of bacteria. What kingdom does the bacteria that lives on the hot spring belong to? a. b. c. d.

Fungi Protist Archaebacteria Plantae

4. Multi-cellular, eukaryotes that are mobile and obtain food from other organisms probably belong to the kingdom — a. Fungi b. Animalia c. Eubacteria d. Protista

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