6th Grade 1st Quarter Science Exam Review

Vocabulary flashcards covering experimental variables, scientific inquiry terminology, light behavior, mirrors, and contact forces based on the 6th Grade Science review sheet.

Independent Variable

The variable that is changed in an experiment.

Dependent Variable

The outcome you are looking for or what is being measured in an experiment.

Hypothesis

If/then statement; make a testable prediction.

Classification

Organizing data.

Analysis

To examine and interpret the data.

Observation

Take in information through senses.

Scientific Inquiry

Process of asking questions, making observations, and conducting experiments.

Data

Information collected in an experiment.

Control Group

Baseline that is used to compare results.

Constant

An item that is the same in each experiment.

Inference

Make a decision based on observation.

Reflect

To bounce off of a surface without absorbing it.

Transmit

To cause something to pass from one surface to another.

Transparent

Allowing light to pass through so that objects can be easily seen.

Translucent

A surface allowing light but not detailed shapes through.

Opaque

Not able to let light shine through.

Mirror

An opaque material that reflects light.

Glass

A transparent material that both transmits and reflects light.

Wax Paper

A translucent material that transmits light.

Light Reflection on a Mirror

The behavior of light reflecting completely off a mirror surface.

Light Interaction with Glass

The behavior where light is both reflected and transmitted through glass.

Two-Way Mirror

A material that transmits and reflects light. It works when light is on in one room and off in the other, making the room with light see a mirror and the room without light see a window.

One-Way Mirror Light Behavior (Light On in One Room)

When light is on in Room A and off in Room B, light reflects in Room A and transmits into Room B.

One-Way Mirror Light Behavior (Light On in Both Rooms)

When light is on in both rooms, light transmits and reflects in both Room A and Room B.

Force

A push or a pull.

Gravity

The universal force that pulls all objects toward each other.

Impact

When a collision occurs, this is what is felt.

Mass

The amount of matter in an object.

Potential Energy

Energy that is stored and based on position.

Kinetic Energy

Energy of motion.

Collision

One moving object striking forcibly against another.

Transfer

Generated a change from one object to another.

Acceleration (in Collisions)

When one object hits another object, causing it to speed up, slow down, or change direction.

Newtons

The unit of measurement for force.