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66thth Grade Science Grade Science

The study of animals and how they The study of animals and how they interact with their environment is interact with their environment is

called__________.called__________.

1.1. sciencescience

2.2. ecologyecology

3.3. zoologyzoology

4.4. geologygeology

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Science is

1.1. a subject in schoola subject in school

2.2. study of animalsstudy of animals

3.3. process that allows people to ask process that allows people to ask questions about the world around questions about the world around themthem

4.4. a person that does scientific a person that does scientific discoveriesdiscoveries

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A person that works to solve questions about the world around

them is a ...

1.1. geologistgeologist

2.2. scientistscientist

3.3. teacherteacher

4.4. ecologyecology

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Technology is...

1.1. computers, calculators, penscomputers, calculators, pens

2.2. lab equipmentlab equipment

3.3. only computersonly computers

4.4. the application of science to make the application of science to make products or tools that people can products or tools that people can use.use.

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Research made only through observations

1.1. experimental researchexperimental research

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Research through experiments

1.1. descriptive researchdescriptive research

2.2. experimental researchexperimental research

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A way, or steps, scientist use to solve problems are ____.

1.1. experimental researchexperimental research

2.2. scientific modelsscientific models

3.3. scientific methodsscientific methods

4.4. descriptive researchdescriptive research

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A _______ represents things that happen too slowly, too quickly, or too big, or too small to observe directly.

1.1. modelmodel

2.2. descriptive researchdescriptive research

3.3. experimental researchexperimental research

4.4. scientistscientist

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A _________ is a tentative explanation for an observation that

can be tested scientifically.

1.1. descriptive researchdescriptive research

2.2. independent variableindependent variable

3.3. dependent variabledependent variable

4.4. hypothesishypothesis

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A factor that purposely is changed in an experiment.

1.1. independent variableindependent variable

2.2. hypothesishypothesis

3.3. dependent variabledependent variable

4.4. constantconstant

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A factor that may change as a result of changes purposely made to the

independent variable.

1.1. independent variableindependent variable

2.2. constantconstant

3.3. dependent variabledependent variable

4.4. hypothesishypothesis

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Variables that stay the same are called ________.

1.1. independent variableindependent variable

2.2. dependent variabledependent variable

3.3. hypothesishypothesis

4.4. constantconstant

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A _______ is a limiting factor for a model.

1.1. scientistscientist

2.2. constraintconstraint

3.3. pilot plantpilot plant

4.4. testtest

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A ________ is a scaled-down version of the real production equipment that closely models actual manufacturing

conditions1.1. constraintconstraint

2.2. hypothesishypothesis

3.3. pilot plantpilot plant

4.4. modelmodel

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The _______ includes the top portion of Earth’s crust, all the waters that cover the Earth’s surface, and the atmosphere that

rounds the Earth.

1.1. populationpopulation

2.2. communitycommunity

3.3. ecosystemecosystem

4.4. biospherebiosphere

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A place where an animal lives

1.1. biospherebiosphere

2.2. populationpopulation

3.3. habitathabitat

4.4. communitycommunity

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A(n) _________ consists of all the organisms living in an area, as well as the abiotic factors of the environment.

1.1. populationpopulation

2.2. community community

3.3. ecosystemecosystem

4.4. biospherebiosphere

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A _______ is made up of all organisms of the same species that

live in an area.

1.1. populationpopulation

2.2. communitycommunity

3.3. ecosystemecosystem

4.4. biospherebiosphere

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A ______ is all the populations of all species living in a particular

area.

1.1. populationpopulation

2.2. communitycommunity

3.3. ecosystemecosystem

4.4. biospherebiosphere

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A________ is anything that restricts the number of individuals

in a population.

1.1. carrying capacitycarrying capacity

2.2. limiting factorlimiting factor

3.3. biotic factorsbiotic factors

4.4. abiotic factorsabiotic factors

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Living things in an environmentLiving things in an environment

1.1. biotic factorsbiotic factors

2.2. abiotic factorsabiotic factors

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Non-living things within an Non-living things within an environmentenvironment

1.1. biotic factorsbiotic factors

2.2. abiotic factorsabiotic factors

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______ is the largest number of individuals one species that an

ecosystem can support.

1.1. limiting factorslimiting factors

2.2. abiotic factorsabiotic factors

3.3. biotic factorsbiotic factors

4.4. carrying capacitycarrying capacity

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Organisms that use an outside energy source, like the sun, to

produce their own food

1.1. producersproducers

2.2. consumersconsumers

3.3. herbivoresherbivores

4.4. carnivorescarnivores

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A consumer that eats both producers and consumers

1.1. herbivoreherbivore

2.2. carnivorecarnivore

3.3. omnivoreomnivore

4.4. decomposerdecomposer

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An organism that breaks down decaying material and puts the

nutrients back into the soil.

1.1. herbivoreherbivore

2.2. carnivorecarnivore

3.3. omnivoreomnivore

4.4. decomposerdecomposer

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Organisms that cannot make their own food are called_____.

1.1. producersproducers

2.2. consumersconsumers

3.3. herbivoresherbivores

4.4. carnivorescarnivores

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Herbivores consume_____.

1.1. carnivorescarnivores

2.2. consumersconsumers

3.3. producersproducers

4.4. decomposersdecomposers

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A ___________ is a simple model of the feeding relationships in an

ecosystem.

1.1. food chainfood chain

2.2. food webfood web

3.3. food cityfood city

4.4. symbiosissymbiosis

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A ________ is a complex model of the transfer of energy within an

ecosystem.

1.1. food chainfood chain

2.2. food webfood web

3.3. symbiosissymbiosis

4.4. none of the abovenone of the above

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Large geographic areas that have similar climates and ecosystems

are called_________.

1.1. biomebiome

2.2. tundratundra

3.3. taigataiga

4.4. grasslandgrassland

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The _______ is a cold, dry, treeless region, sometimes called a cold

desert.1.1. tundratundra

2.2. taigataiga

3.3. grasslandgrassland

4.4. desertdesert

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The ________ is a cold, forest region dominated by cone-bearing

evergreen trees.1.1. tundratundra

2.2. taigataiga

3.3. desertdesert

4.4. grasslandgrassland

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Forest that are dominated with deciduous trees that lose their leaves

every autumn are called what.

1.1. temperate deciduous foresttemperate deciduous forest

2.2. tropical rain foresttropical rain forest

3.3. temperate rain foresttemperate rain forest

4.4. tropical rain foresttropical rain forest

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Warm temperatures, wet weather, and lush plant growth are found in

the __________.

1.1. temperate deciduous foresttemperate deciduous forest

2.2. temperate rain foresttemperate rain forest

3.3. tropical rain foresttropical rain forest

4.4. tropical deciduous foresttropical deciduous forest

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The driest, hottest biome is called the _________.

1.1. tundratundra

2.2. taigataiga

3.3. grasslandgrassland

4.4. desertdesert

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Regions with a wet and a dry season, with mostly grass, and no

trees are called _____1.1. taigataiga

2.2. tundratundra

3.3. desertdesert

4.4. grasslandgrassland

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A round, three- dimensional object is called a ________.

1.1. pyramid pyramid

2.2. circlecircle

3.3. cubecube

4.4. spheresphere

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Earth’s imaginary line that goes through both North and South poles,

is called ________.1.1. axisaxis

2.2. magnetic polesmagnetic poles

3.3. solsticesolstice

4.4. equinoxequinox

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The spinning of Earth on its axis, called _______, causes day and night.

1.1. axisaxis

2.2. spheresphere

3.3. rotationrotation

4.4. revolutionrevolution

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Earth’s orbit around the sun is called ______.

1.1. rotationrotation

2.2. revolutionrevolution

3.3. solsticesolstice

4.4. equinoxequinox

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An elongated closed curve, or the shape of Earth’s orbit.

1.1. ovaloval

2.2. ellipseellipse

3.3. solsticesolstice

4.4. equinoxequinox

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The different appearance that the moon takes throughout the month is

called :___________.1.1. earth phasesearth phases

2.2. sun phasessun phases

3.3. moon phasesmoon phases

4.4. none of the abovenone of the above

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A _______ occurs when the moon is between the Earth and the Sun.

1.1. new moonnew moon

2.2. full moonfull moon

3.3. 11stst quarter quarter

4.4. 22ndnd quarter quarter

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A __________occurs when all the moon’s surface facing earth reflects

light.

1.1. new moonnew moon

2.2. full moonfull moon

3.3. 11stst quarter quarter

4.4. 22ndnd quarter quarter

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When the light of the moon is increasing, the phases are

considered to be __________.

1.1. waxingwaxing

2.2. waningwaning

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When the light of the moon is decreasing in size, the moon phase

is considered to be what?

1. waxing

2. waning

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A _____ occurs when the moon moves directly between the Sun and

Earth.1.1. lunar eclipselunar eclipse

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When the Earth’s shadow falls on the moon, a _______ occurs.

1.1. solar eclipsesolar eclipse

2.2. lunar eclipselunar eclipse

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A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits while the other is

harmed.1.1. mutualismmutualism

2.2. parasitismparasitism

3.3. commensalismcommensalism

4.4. none of the abovenone of the above

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The ______ is the day when the Sun reaches its greatest distance north or

south of the equator.1.1. solsticesolstice

2.2. equinoxequinox

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An ________ occurs when the Sun is directly above the earth’s equator.

1.1. solsticesolstice

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The darkest portion of the moon’s shadow is called the ________.

1.1. solar eclipsesolar eclipse

2.2. lunar eclipselunar eclipse

3.3. umbraumbra

4.4. penumbrapenumbra

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A symbiotic relationship, where both species benefits

1.1. mutualismmutualism

2.2. commensalismcommensalism

3.3. parasitismparasitism

4.4. none of the abovenone of the above

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A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits while the other is

unaffected.1.1. mutualismmutualism

2.2. parasitismparasitism

3.3. commensalismcommensalism

4.4. none of the abovenone of the above

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Surrounding the umbra is a lighter shadow on Earth’s surface called the

__________.1.1. umbraumbra

2.2. penumbrapenumbra

3.3. solar eclipsesolar eclipse

4.4. lunar eclipselunar eclipse

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