Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Download Finals Review 2015_6th_7th - St. Francis Cathedral School
Document related concepts
Transcript
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?
