What is true of the eclipse shown in the picture?

It is a lunar eclipse, in which the Earth casts a shadow on the moon.

It is a solar eclipse, in which the moon casts a shadow on the Earth.

It is a solar eclipse, in which the Earth casts a shadow on the moon.

It is a lunar eclipse, in which the moon casts a shadow on the Earth.

Day and night are caused by

the rotation of Earth on its axis.

the rotation of the sun on its axis.

the Earth completing a full orbit around the sun.

the sun completing a full orbit around the Earth.

Which of the following best describes how sound is produced?

Vibrating materials generate waves.

Vibrating materials generate particles.

Vibrating materials generate rays.

Vibrating materials generate beams.

What is trueabout the plant in the window?

It is responding to the stimulus of light.

It is responding to the stimulus of oxygen.

Plants cannot respond to stimuli.

It is responding to the stimulus of heat.

Which three factors would be most important for a body in the Solar System outside of Earth to support life?

water, moderate temperatures and sunlight

hydrogen, moderate temperatures, and carbon dioxide

carbon dioxide, moderate temperatures and soil

Plants use a process called photosynthesis to make thier food. The food is a sugar called glucose. Which of these correctly identifies the other product of photosyntheis and its importance.

oxygen, which provides air for humans and animals to breathe

nutrients, which help plants grow and survive in the soil

minerals, which help the human body stay healthy

carbon dioxide, which helps other plants make glucose

Which of the following causes the change in seasons on Earth?

The tilting of the Earth on its axis and the Earth revolving around the Sun.

The tilting of the Earth on its axis and the Sun revolving around the Earth.

The Earth revolving around the sun and the moon revolving around the Earth.

The spinning of the Earth on its axis and the Earth revolving around the Sun.

How does energy flow in the food web shown.

from heterotrophs to autotrophs

What is the primary function of decomposers in an ecosystem?

Decomposers break down dead matter from dead organisms into simper substances that can be recycled in ecosystems.

Decomposers are parasites; they attach themselves to host organisms and absorb nutrients fromthe host until the host organism dies.

Decomposers combine elements, such as carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, into complex molecules that can be used as food sources for organisms.

Decomposers absorb energy from the sun and produce food for themselves as well as other organisms.

How might polluted soil affect humans?

The pollution is passed on through crops grown in the soil.

Humans absorb the pollution through their skin.

Insects living in the soil can pass the pollution to humans.

The pollution is released from the soil into the air we breathe.

Which statement correctly expresses a difference between light waves and sound waves?

Sound waves travel through matter, but light waves can travel through areas with no matter.

Light waves have a constant speed, but sound waves have different speeds in different materials.

Light waves have measurable wavelengths but sound waves do not.

Sound waves transmit matter, but light waves transmit energy.

Which of the following best describes what the 118 known chemical elements combine to form?

all the cells of living organisms only

all of the heat and light from the sun

The diagram shows the parts of a flower that has been produced by a flowering plant. which of the following describes how the pollen must travel in order for pollination to occur?

from the stigma to the pollen tube

Which is true about the relationship between heat and light?

Dark colors absorb more heat than light colors.

There is no relationship between light and heat.

Light colors absorb more heat than dark colors.

Light colors and dark colors absorb heat equally.

Tides describe the regular rising and falling of ocean water. Tides are caused by

the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon.

earthquakes on the ocean floor.

the rotation of the Moon on its axis.

It is difficult for most plants to grow in sandy soil because

the soil loses water too quickly.

Which of the following helps explain how a rainbow of colors can form when sunlight passes through a prism?

Sunlight is made up of a mixture of different colors.

Sunlight is unable to travel through solid materials.

Sunlight always travels in a straight line.

Sunlight only contains light rays that are yellow.

Which of the following is a true statement about heat transfer?

Heat always flows from warmer objects to cooler objects.

Heat always flows from cooler objects to warmer objects.

Heat never travels in similar pattern.

Heat never transfers from solids to liquids.

Earth's surface is constantly changing. Volcanoes erupt and form new crust. Lithospheric plate motions bend and crack old crust and cause earthquakes. Where do most of Earth's earthquakes and volcanoes occur?

At the center of continental plates

Along hot spots in oceanic crust

What causes a plant to appear green?

The plant reflects green light and absorbs other light waves.

The plant creates light that has the correct amplitude for the color green.

The plant creates light that has the correct wavelength for the color green.

The plant absorbs green light and reflects other light waves.

Examine the table. In which of the following types of substances do sound waves travel the fastes?

Sound waves travel at the same speed in solids, liquids, and gases.

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Which of the following processes transfers heat?

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What effect does planting trees and bushes on a steep hill have?

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End of Year 2023 - 6th Grade Science

Which of the following lists Earth's compositional layers in order of increasing density?

Which of the following processes transfers heat?

Sound waves travel fastest in?

Plants always grow towards the

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What effect does planting trees and bushes on a steep hill have?

During photosynthesis, plants aborb energy from sunlight, they take in water from the soil using their roots, and they take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. What is produced in the leaves of plants, in addition to oxygen?

What is true of the eclipse shown in the picture?

Day and night are caused by

Which of the following describes when light bounces off a surface?

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