Test - TCAP Success Grade 6 Science Post Test

1 pt Standard: 6-LS2-4 DOK: 2

In which ecosystem would you most likely find large herbivores living?

the tundra

the tropical forest

the grasslands

the desert

1 pt Standard: 6-LS2-2 DOK: 2

How would a lack of lions affect the animal pictured here?

Its population would increase.

Its population would decrease

Its population would stay the same

Its population would become endangered.

1 pt Standard: 6-PS3-2 DOK: 2

17.

Which statement best describes how heat is created?

Electrons from a high level of energy move to a low level of energy

Energy transforms from liquid to a gas.

Thermal energy comes in direct contact with objects.

D Particles inside an object begin to vibrate more rapidly.

1 pt Standard: 6-LS2-2 DOK: 2

21.

A spider monkey is a fruit-eating monkey found in the rainforest. The monkey eats fruits produced by the strangler fig. The monkey eats the fruit and the seeds of the fig. Later, the seeds are excreted by the monkey and deposited elsewhere in the rainforest. The monkey gets food, and the vine gets its seeds dispersed throughout the rainforest. What type of organism relationship is this?

competitive

symbiotic

predatory

endangered

1 pt Standard: 6-LS4-1 DOK: 2

26.

Cutting down the Amazon Rainforest leads to more carbon in the atmosphere. What is a consequence of the increased carbon?

a decline in tree growth

coastal erosion

global warming

a healthier atmosphere

1 pt Standard: 6-ESS2-2 DOK: 2

31.

The image below is demonstrating the

Gulf Stream.

Coriolis Effect

Prevailing Westerlies

Polar Easterlies

1 pt Standard: 6-ESS2-5 DOK: 2

34.

What type of climate information can you determine from the map below?

All areas of Tennessee experienced the same level of rainfall.

East Tennessee experienced heaver rainfall levels than any other region.

All of Tennessee experienced heavy flooding.

West Tennessee had higher levels of rainfall than any other region.

1 pt Standard: 6-ETS1-1

39.

What is a reason why electronics cannot be recycled like other materials?

They can’t be compacted into cubes.

Some parts leak dangerous chemicals

The parts cannot be reused.

There are no centers for electronics.

1 pt Standard: 6-LS2-4 DOK: 2

44.

Thomas has two balls. Their masses are shown below.

If Thomas rolls both balls at the same speed, which will have more kinetic energy?

. The medicine ball will have more

The beach ball will have more.

Both balls will have the same amount.

.all of the above

1 pt

48A.

The image above shows the food web involving water birds and their food sources.

After looking at the food web, which relationship is the most accurately describes the energy flow?

The wading birds eat the fish that receive food from phytoplankton.

The osprey and the bald eagle are prey for the tundra swan.

The herbivorous ducks are eaten by geese and swans.

Bivalves get their energy from invertebrates.

TCAP Success Grade 6 Science Post Test

TCAP Success Grade 6 Science Post Test Sample