6th Grade Science Exam Study Guide

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1. What is the difference between an experiment and an investigation? 2. Provide one example of an experiment. 3. Are steps of the scientific inquiry always the same? 4. What is an example of a scientific observation? 5. What is an example of analyzing data? 6. What is a variable? 7. What is a procedure? 8. What is a model? Provide one example. 9. Provide an example of an activity that would be considered scientific? 10. Define scientific theory. 11. Provide an example of a scientific law.

12. What makes scientific results credible?

13. Why would a map not be a good model of Earth?

Chapter 1: Our Planet-Earth 14. How does Earth's surface get energy? 15. List the 5 spheres on Earth? 16. A glacier is an example of what type of sphere? 17. How does water vapor enter the atmosphere? 18. When the hydrosphere and the atmosphere work together, what are they creating? 19. Which two of Earth's spheres are involved in the water cycle? 20. What would happen if there was no ozone layer present in the atmosphere? 21. Which one of Earth's spheres involves water evaporation?

Chapter 2: Weathering and Soil 22. Acid rain is an example of what type of weathering?

Chapter 3: Erosion and Deposition 23. Which agent of erosion would cause sinkholes?

24. Which type of landform is created by glacial erosion?

Chapter 5: Weather 25. What is the difference between weather and climate? 26. What happens to air pressure as you move to a higher elevation? 27. What happens when altitude increase?

Chapter 6: Climate 28. Which climate factor would affect hurricane movement? 29. Which climate has the fastest rate of weathering?

Chapter 7: Energy and Energy Transformations 30. What is the difference between kinetic and potential energy?

31. When would a roller coaster have the most potential energy?

32. Provide one example of potential energy transforming into kinetic energy? 33. What happens when two magnets are brought closer to one another? 34. If something is about to fall, what is the change in the amounts of energy? 35. Define the term convention.

Chapter 8: Motion and Forces 36. Define the term friction and provide an example. 37. Define the term unbalanced force. Provide one example. 38. Define the term contact force. 39. Create a graph that shows the speed of an object staying constant. 40. Define the term constant speed. 41. What is the difference between weight and mass?

42. What would happen to the weight of a person if gravity disappeared on Earth?

43. Which type of graph would you use if your data is in the form of percentages?

Chapter 9: Classifying and Exploring Life 44. What are the two parts of a scientific name? 45. Why would animals be classified under the same genus name? 46. Define the term dichotomous key? Why is it important?

Chapter 10: Cell Structure and Function 47. Define the term cell. 48. What are the 3 Principals of the Cell Theory? 49. What are the difference between plant cells and animal cells? 50. A large animal is made of how many cells? (Think big)

51. Which organelle makes food?

52. Which organelle is responsible for making proteins? 53. What is the purpose of a lysosome?

Chapter 11: From a Cell to an Organism 54. Write out the levels of organization.

Chapter 12: Human Body Systems 55. What is the purpose of the respiratory system? 56. Which two body systems work together in order to produce adrenaline? 57. Which two body systems work together to ensure that oxygen gets to all the cells in the body?

Chapter 13: Bacteria and Viruses 58. What is the #1 way to protect yourself from infectious diseases? 59. Why are viruses so dangerous to other organisms? 60. Can an antibiotic kill a virus? Explain.

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