Test Ch 13 Review Questions

6th Grade Science

Chapter 13 The

Nonliving Environment

Review Questions

Chimney Rock, North Carolina

1. ______ depend on plants and animals for their food.

a. producers c. biotic

b. consumers d. abiotic

Answer:

consumers

Chapter 13Review Questions

Answer:

producers


2. ______ can make their own food.a. producers c. bioticb. consumers d. abiotic

3. The term ______ means living or once living.

a. producer c. biotic

b. consumer d. abiotic

Answer:

biotic


4. The nonliving, physical features of the environment are called ______ factors.

a. producers c. biotic

b. consumers d. abiotic

Answer:

abiotic


5. ______ is the location on Earth relative to the equator that helps determine the amount of sunlight an area receives.a. climate c. latitudeb. temperature d. longitude

Answer:

latitude


6. _______ is the average weather over time.a. climate c. latitudeb. temperature d. longitude

Answer:

climate


7. _______ depends on sunlight and altitude.

a. climate c. latitude

b. temperature d. longitude

Answer:

temperature


8. _______ is air currents caused by temperature differences.a. wind c. airb. water d. soil

Answer:

wind


9. The major ingredient of the fluid inside cells is ______ .a. wind c. airb. water d. soil

Answer:

water


10. _____ is composed of biotic and abiotic factors.a. wind c. airb. water d. soil

Answer:

soil


11. _____ is composed of 78% nitrogen.a. wind c. airb. water d. soil

Answer:

air


12. _____ is the energy source for most life on Earth.a. temperature c. sunlightb. water d. altitude

Answer:

sunlight


13. As ______ gets higher, trees get shorter and the atmosphere gets thinner.a. temperature c. sunlightb. water d. altitude

Answer:

altitude


14. The process of water changing from a gas to a liquid is ______.

a. evaporation c. precipitation

b. condensation d. transpiration

Answer:

condensation


15. The process of water changing from a liquid to a gas is ______.

a. evaporation c. precipitation

b. condensation d. transpiration

Answer:

evaporation


16. The process of plants adding water to the atmosphere is called ______.a. evaporation c. precipitationb. condensation d. transpiration

Answer:

transpiration


17. Water, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground from the sky is called ______.a. evaporation c. precipitationb. condensation d. transpiration

Answer:

precipitation


18. Photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight to make ______ molecules.a. chemosynthesis c. bacteriab. carbohydrates d. sugar

Answer:

sugar


Answer:

bacteria

19. Nitrogen fixation is performed by ______.

a. chemosynthesis c. bacteria

b. carbohydrates d. sugar


20. Energy is stored in fats, ______ and proteins in the body.a. chemosynthesis c. bacteriab. carbohydrates d. sugar

Answer:

carbohydrates


21. The production of food from chemicals is called ______.

a. chemosynthesis c. bacteria

b. carbohydrates d. sugar

Answer:

chemosynthesis


22. The continuous movement of water from earth’s surface to the air, and back to Earth’s surface is called the _____

a. Water cycle c. Carbon cycleb. Nitrogen cycle d. Oxygen cycle

Answer:

Water cycle


23. Photosynthesis is part of the continuous movement of the _____.

a. Water cycle c. Carbon cycle

b. Nitrogen cycle d. Oxygen cycle

Answer:

Carbon cycle


24. _____ is the transfer of nitrogen from the air to the soil to organism and back to soil or air.

a. Water cycle c. Carbon cycle

b. Nitrogen cycle d. Oxygen cycle

Answer:

Nitrogen cycle


25. The process that changes nitrogen gas into a compound that plants can use is called ______.

a. respiration c. carbon dioxide

b. nitrogen d. nitrogen fixation

Answer:

Nitrogen fixation


26. The process that animals use to change sugar into energy is called ______.



Answer:

respiration


27. _____ is the element that helps plants grow.



Answer:

nitrogen


28. ______ is removed from the air during photosynthesis.

a. respiration c. carbon dioxideb. nitrogen d. nitrogen fixation

Answer:

Carbon dioxide


29. A diagram that shows all the possible feeding, or energy transfer, relationships in a community is called a(n) ______.a. producers c. food webb. consumers d. energy pyramid

Answer:

Food web


30. A diagram that shows the comparative amount of energy at each feeding level is called a(n) ___.a. producers c. food webb. consumers d. energy pyramid

Answer:

Energy pyramid


31. A food chain begins with ______.

a. producers c. food web

b. consumers d. energy pyramid

Answer:

producers


32. The ______ make up the second and higher steps in the food chain.a. producers c. food webb. consumers d. energy pyramid

Answer:consumers


33. ______ is used in photosynthesis.

a. Light energy c. chemical energy

b. Heat energy d. high energy sugar

Answer:

Light energy


34. ______is used for warmth.a. Light energy c. chemical energyb. Heat energy d. high energy sugar

Answer:

Heat energy


35. ______ is stored in sugar molecules.a. Light energy c. chemical energyb. Heat energy d. high energy sugar

Answer:

Chemical energy


Test Ch 13 Review Questions

Education

nitrogen chapter

water chapter

nitrogen cycle chapter

soil answer

air chapter

nitrogen fixation answer

abiotic answer

sugar answer