Download Finals Review 2015_6th_7th - St. Francis Cathedral School

6th Grade Finals Review
2014-2015
Earth’s Surface book
 Chapter 4 - Key Terms
fossil
mold
carbon film
trace fossil
cast
era
petrified fossil
period
Main Ideas
-What are the different types of fossils?
-What are the 4 eras in Earth’s time (in order)? How long has the Earth been around? (Timeline project)
Water and Atmosphere book
 Chapter 1 - Key Terms
permeable
impermeable
Saturated zone
aquifer
unsaturated zone
water table
Main Ideas
-Why is water important?
 Chapter 3 & 4 - Key Terms
weather
atmosphere
Conduction
wind chill factor
Global wind
radiation
Coriolis effect
convection
local wind
Main Ideas
-What are the layers of the atmosphere, in order? Know one fact about each.
-Know what each of these is and the instruments used to measure them: air pressure, temperature,
wind, precipitation (5 types), humidity and relative humidity
-How is heat transferred through the atmosphere, and how does this lead to wind?
-What are the three main types of clouds?
-What are the three steps of the water cycle?
Astronomy and Space book
 Chapter 1 - Key Terms
constellation
rotation
Equinox
gravity
Penumbra
tide
revolution
phase
solstice
umbra
Main Ideas
-Why does the Earth have seasons? When does each season occur?
-What determines how strong gravity is between bodies in space?
-Why does the moon’s phase change? What are the phases, in order?
-What is the difference between a new moon and lunar eclipse? Solar eclipse and lunar eclipse?
-What is the difference between neap and spring tides? Where do high tides occur?
-The moon: atmosphere, gravity, surface features, etc.
 Chapter 3 – Solar System
Know some general facts from the class podcast: Dwarf or main planets, sun, comets, meteors,
asteroids, Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud
7th Grade Finals Review
2014-2015
Light and Sound book
 Chapter 1 - Key Terms
medium
mechanical wave
hertz
standing wave
resonance
Main Ideas
-What are the 3 types of waves, and the parts of each? (Compression, crest, etc.)
-What are the 4 properties of waves? (A.W.F.S.)
-How do waves interact? (reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference)
 Chapter 2 - Key Terms
decibel
music
ultrasound
Infrasound
noise
sonar
echolocation
Main Ideas
-What is sound? What factors affect the speed of sound?
-How are pitch and frequency, and intensity and loudness related?
-What are the four main types of musical instruments?
-Parts of the ear, and how the ear works to hear sound
 Chapter 3 - Key Terms
electromagnetic wave
photon
Main Ideas
-What parts make up the electromagnetic spectrum? How are they arranged?
 Chapter 4 - Key Terms
transparent
translucent
opaque
virtual image
real image
Main Ideas
-How do we see the color of objects? What about black or white? What are the primary colors of light?
-What are the two types of reflection?
-What images are formed by concave and convex mirrors and lenses?
-Parts of the eye, and how does the eye work?
Forces and Energy book
 Chapter 1 - Key Terms
motion
reference point
Main Ideas
-How can you identify if an object is in motion?
-What are 3 ways an object can accelerate?
-Formula and units for speed and acceleration
speed
velocity
acceleration
 Chapter 2 - Key Terms
force
friction
Momentum
free fall
inertia
gravity
centripetal force
Main Ideas
-What are the four types of friction? What affects the strength of the friction?
-What are Newton’s laws of motion? (Units and formulas)
-What is the law of conservation of momentum? Know the formula and unit for momentum.
 Chapter 3 - Key Terms
work
power
machine
input force
output force
Main Ideas
-Know formulas and units for work, power, and efficiency.
-What 2 criteria must be met for a force to be considered work?
-Know the differences between simple machines? Based on your project, how can their mechanical
advantage be increased?
 Chapter 4 - Key Terms
energy
law of conservation of energy
Main Ideas
-What is the difference between kinetic and potential energy? What are the two kinds of potential
energy?
-What are the 6 forms of energy?
-Can energy be created or destroyed? Does it always stay in the same form?