6th Grade Science EOY Test

Roger poured water over a pile of sand. Some of the sand washed away. This process is similar to which of the following?

• The eruption of a volcano

• The erosion of the walls of a canyon

• The uplifting of mountain ranges

• The forming of dunes or mounds in a desert

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Which layer of Earth is divided into plates?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Inner core

• Outer core

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Beryl finds a rock and wants to know what kind it is. Which piece of information about the rock will best help her to identify it?

• The size of the rock

• The weight of the rock

• The temperature where the rock was found

• The minerals the rock contains

Hot, molten rock deep below Earth’s surface is called

• lava.

• mantlerock.

• parent rock.

• magma.

The type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion are called

• S waves.

• P waves.

• Surface waves.

• Mercalli waves.

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The diagram above shows a food web in a large park. Each circle represents a different

species in the food web. Which of the organisms in the food web could be referred to as primary consumers?

• 7 only

• 5 and 6 only

• 2, 3, and 4 only

• 2, 5, and 7 only

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Which group of organisms would all be found living in a tropical rain forest?

• Lizards, insects, cacti, kangaroos

• Vines, palm trees, tree frogs, monkeys

• Evergreens, moose, weasels, mink

• Lichens, mosses, caribou, polar bears

Herbivores and carnivores have in common that they both

• are scavengers.

• are consumers.

• are producers.

• are omnivores.

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Biotic factors are ___________________.

• nonliving factors

• living factors

• Both A & B

• Neither A or B

Deer and zebras feed on grasses and other plants. Leopards and lions feed on deer and zebras. Which of these is the role of deer and zebras in this ecosystem?

• Producers

• Carnivores

• Decomposers

• Consumers

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