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Alabama ACAP · Grade 6 Science Assessment Practice

Alabama ACAP Grade 6 Science Practice Test

Build Grade 6 Alabama ACAP Science readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering cells, ecosystems, Earth and space systems, matter, energy, forces, and scientific practices.

Alabama ACAP Grade 6 Science Practice sets

This Alabama ACAP Grade 6 Science Practice page provides five short practice sets with 10 multiple-choice questions each. The original questions help Grade 6 students review cells, life science, ecosystems, Earth and space systems, matter, energy, forces, data, and engineering practices.

Grade 6 Science skills covered

  • Cell structures, organization, photosynthesis, inherited traits, and classification
  • Producers, consumers, decomposers, food chains, habitats, limiting factors, biodiversity, and ecosystem stability
  • Weathering, erosion, water cycle, atmosphere, seasons, Moon phases, plate tectonics, resources, and the Sun
  • Physical and chemical changes, mass, density, forces, gravity, thermal energy, conductors, sound, and simple machines
  • Hypotheses, variables, controls, graphs, repeated trials, evidence, measurement, CER responses, and engineering design

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Read the situation, model, or data carefully, choose the best answer, and review the explanation after responding. Use the results to choose the Grade 6 Science skill that needs more practice.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Alabama State Department of Education guidance, official blueprints, accommodations, or testing schedules.

For the broader Alabama assessment hub, visit Alabama State Assessments.

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Alabama ACAP Grade 6 Science Practice Questions

A 10-question Alabama ACAP Grade 6 Science practice set on earth and space systems, with answers and explanations.

Choose one answer for each question. Use the evidence, model, or data in the prompt and review the explanation after answering to strengthen Grade 6 science skills.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

What process breaks rock into smaller pieces at Earth surface?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Weathering.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, model, or data carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: Weathering breaks rocks down through physical or chemical processes.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the answer with the evidence and confirm that the explanation matches the question.

Weathering breaks rocks down through physical or chemical processes.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

What process changes liquid water into water vapor?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Evaporation.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, model, or data carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: Evaporation occurs when liquid water gains energy and becomes water vapor.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the answer with the evidence and confirm that the explanation matches the question.

Evaporation occurs when liquid water gains energy and becomes water vapor.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which layer of Earth system contains most of the air used by living organisms?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The atmosphere.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, model, or data carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: The atmosphere is the layer of gases surrounding Earth.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the answer with the evidence and confirm that the explanation matches the question.

The atmosphere is the layer of gases surrounding Earth.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What is weather?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The short-term condition of the atmosphere..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, model, or data carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: Weather describes current or short-term conditions such as temperature, wind, and precipitation.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the answer with the evidence and confirm that the explanation matches the question.

Weather describes current or short-term conditions such as temperature, wind, and precipitation.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Why does the Moon appear to have different phases?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is We see different amounts of its sunlit half as it orbits Earth..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, model, or data carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: The Moon is always partly lit by the Sun, but its position changes the portion visible from Earth.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the answer with the evidence and confirm that the explanation matches the question.

The Moon is always partly lit by the Sun, but its position changes the portion visible from Earth.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a major cause of Earth seasons?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Earth axis is tilted as Earth orbits the Sun..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, model, or data carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: The tilt changes the angle and duration of sunlight received by each hemisphere during the orbit.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the answer with the evidence and confirm that the explanation matches the question.

The tilt changes the angle and duration of sunlight received by each hemisphere during the orbit.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

What can happen when tectonic plates move at a boundary?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Earthquakes, mountains, or volcanic activity can occur..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, model, or data carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: Plate movement can build mountains, cause earthquakes, and allow magma to reach the surface.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the answer with the evidence and confirm that the explanation matches the question.

Plate movement can build mountains, cause earthquakes, and allow magma to reach the surface.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which resource is renewable on a human time scale when managed carefully?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Sunlight.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, model, or data carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: Sunlight is continuously supplied by the Sun, while fossil fuels form over much longer periods.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the answer with the evidence and confirm that the explanation matches the question.

Sunlight is continuously supplied by the Sun, while fossil fuels form over much longer periods.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

What process moves soil from one place to another by wind or water?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Erosion.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, model, or data carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: Erosion transports weathered rock and soil by moving water, wind, ice, or gravity.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the answer with the evidence and confirm that the explanation matches the question.

Erosion transports weathered rock and soil by moving water, wind, ice, or gravity.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Why is the Sun classified as a star?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is It is a large ball of hot gas that produces its own light..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, model, or data carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: Stars produce light and energy through processes in their hot interiors. The Sun is the closest star to Earth.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the answer with the evidence and confirm that the explanation matches the question.

Stars produce light and energy through processes in their hot interiors. The Sun is the closest star to Earth.

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Frequently asked questions about Alabama ACAP Grade 6 Science Practice

What skills are covered?

The page covers Grade 6 cells, ecosystems, Earth and space systems, matter, energy, forces, scientific practices, data, and engineering design.

How many questions are included?

There are five practice sets with 10 questions each, for 50 questions in total. Each set can be completed separately.

Are these official ACAP questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Always check the latest Alabama State Department of Education information for official testing dates, blueprints, accommodations, and policies.