6th Grade Common Assessment #3 Review

Sound waves can pass through all of these except

The inner core of Earth is solid because of the

Vibrations in the air caused by hitting a drum form

Which farm has methods that would BEST prevent soil erosion?

Why does a leaf look green in the summer?

Which statement about the electromagnetic spectrum is accurate?

How is xylem similar to phloem in a plant?

What most likely happens to soil when crops are not rotated from year to year?

An element with which property would be best to use in electrical wiring?

Down feathers are used by many sleeping bag manufacturers because down feathers are

What causes the blue color of the sky?

Which materials on the walls of a room would work best to keep sound from making an echo?

Which statement best describes visible light?

Which of these would likely form when landmasses collide?

Which function is carried out in the leaves of a plant?

What happens at the boiling point of a substance?

A sample of matter is made of identical particles. The sample could be

The following mountain ranges: the Alps, Appalachians, and Himalayas are formed from

end of metal rod place over flame/thermometer is touching at the other end/What is happening?

When an earthquake wave passes from the crust to the mantle, the wave

Which action would increase the amount of oxygen in a fish tank?

When water is changed from a liquid to a gas, what occurs?

Transporting water and nutrients is the main function of which part of the plant?

In which way are all musical instruments alike?

Which cycle includes photosynthesis?

prickly pear cactus has thick stems that hold water/how do the stem most likely help the cactus

MOST of the volcanoes that make up the “Ring of Fire” were formed near

What is the source of the organic matter needed for most fertile soils?

The transfer of thermal energy from one object to another is known as