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TN 6th Grade Science TCAP Review
TN 6th Grade Science TCAP Review
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This Quiz is everything you need to know for the Science TCAP
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Currents that can keep coastal regions cooler than the inland climate year round are
Deep ocean currents
Warm water currents
Surface currents
Cool water currents
2
When you turn on a lamp most energy turns into radiant energy but some turns into...
Potential
Electrical
Thermal
Sound
3
What Deep ocean current runs all throughout the world
El Nino
Global Conveyor belt
warm water current
Gulf stream
4
An ecosystem will most likely remain stable if
It has a high level of biodiversity.
Habitats have disapeared
It has more predators than prey
Water becomes polluted
5
The two main types of energy are?
Thermal, Gravitational
Kinetic, Mechanical
Potential, Kinetic
Potential, Thermal
6
You see macaroni rising and falling in a pot of boiling water. What Heat energy is it?
Conduction
Thermal
Convection
Radiation
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What is a decomposer
an animals that eats dead animals Ex. Vulture
A plant that uses sunlight for energy
an fungi or bacteria that breaks down dead plants or animals
An Animal that eats other animals
8
What is potential energy
energy that is moving
Energy that is stored
9
What is an Invasive species
a species that originated from that place.
A Species that has no natural predators
A species that other species depend on
an animal that thrives in its non-native environment
10
Which of the following is currently a primary cause of species decline worldwide?
Hunting
Random Mating
Habitat Destruction
Invasive Species
11
After one species disappears, the other species in the ecosystem
are uneffected
Benefit
are thrown out of balance
Are not impacted
12
Compared with surface currents, deep currents are
Warmer and more dense
Warmer and less dense
Colder and more dense
Colder and less dense
13
Humans can conserve natural resources by
Wasting Electrcity
Turning off any needed electricity and running water
Keeping your lights on when not needed
Wasting water
14
What Biome has extreme temperatures and animals burrow underground to stay cool
Desert
Decidous
Alpine Tundra
Taiga
15
Ocean Currents can change the mainlands climate
True
False
16
Biomes are places that are affected by the climate and many different animals live there depending on what kind of Biome
True
False
17
What energy do vibrations come from.
Chemical
Electrical
Heat
Sound
18
How does a nuclear plant produce energy
using earths heat
Hydroelectric
Nuclear Fission
Burning coal
19
The largest population an environment can support is its
Population
Carrying Capacity
Limiting Factor
Ecosystem
20
In the Northern Hemisphere, winds traveling north appear to curve to the east because of
Convection Currents
Coriolis Effect
Trade winds
Polar easterlies
21
Why do baboons make a loud sound?
To talk to there family
To warn of a predator
to move quick
to show how strong they are
22
What energy does friction produce?
Potential
Thermal
Sound
Light
23
How do MOST cold currents move?
Away from the Poles
Towards from the Poles
Away from California
Around the western hemisphere
24
What does a surface current do when it deflects?
moves toward colder water
gains speed
changes direction
meets another ocean current
25
Which is a non-renewable resource
Geothermal
Coal
Water
Solar
26
What is conduction
Heat by radiation
heat by direct contact
heat that moves through liquids and gasses
27
Which of these human activities most contributes to soil erosion?
fertilizing a lawn
boating on a lake
cutting down trees
biking on forest trails
28
Surface currents are caused by?
Floods
Warm Waters
Wind
Convection near the Sea Floor
29
Having low biodiversity is good
False
True
30
A ball rolls on a flat surface and stops. What caused the ball to lose all its kinetic energy?
Friction
potential energy
chemical energy
kinetic energy
31
We can still save biodiversity if we reduce our pollution and let the earth recover.
True
False
32
What is energy?
The ability to do work
the ability to produce heat
the ability to sit still
33
What is a change from one form of energy to another called?
Conversion of heat
gravitational potential energy
Energy Conversion
thermal Energy
34
What biome has mild temperatures year round & receives the most precipitation.
Savannah
Desert
Deciduous Forest
Tropical rain forest
35
What biome has the highest Biodiversity
Desert
Taiga
Tropical rainforest
Alpine Tundra
36
What is a Factor that limits a popluation
Food
Water
All of the above
Limiting Factor
37
An organism that hunts, kills and eats another organism
Host
Prey
Parasite
Predator
38
The Study of how plants and animals interact with their environment
biodiversity
economy
ecology
biology
39
Renewable resources are?
Resources that don't pollute the earth
Resources that can be replenished in our lifetime
resources that cannot be replenished in our lifetime.
resources that are limited and pollute the earth
40
What is the original source of energy in an aquatic food web
Tadpoles
Kelp
Plankton
Sunlight
41
Local winds are produced by
Local geographic features
Global winds
Global geographic features
Local farms and ranches
42
Which of these is an advantage of fossil fuels?
They are non-expensive
They pollute the environment
theirs an unlimited supply of it
you can extract them without complicated machinery
43
Up welling is important because?
it brings nutrients to the ocean surface
It brings nutrients to the ocean floor
It gives water to land animals
it changes currents directions
44
What biome is extremely cold, treeless, and has permafrost.
Coniferous
Desert
Tundra
Taiga
45
A tick sucks blood from a dog. In this relationship, the tick is the _________ and the dog is the ___________
Parasite, Host
Parasite, prey
Native Species, Invasive Species
Invasive Species, Native Species
46
As water gets more dense, how does it move?
moves to the Northern hemisphere
Moves to the ocean surface
Moves towards the ocean floor
Moves to the poles
47
The energy obtained from a change in the arrangement of atoms in a substance is
Thermal
Sound
Mechanical
Chemical
48
When you pull back a rubber band what type of energy is increasing?
Elastic Potential energy
Elastic Kinetic energy
Kinetic
Potential
49
What biome has leaves that fall off in the Fall/Winter
Confierous
Desert
Temperate Deciduous
Taiga
50
Which best describes the energy conversion that takes place when you light a match?
Chemical -> radiant
Chemical -> thermal , radiant
Kinetic-> Chemical
thermal ->Chemical
