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Earth systems, living organisms & our solar system
Earth systems, living organisms & our solar system
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6th Grade Science
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1
What do planets in our solar system have in common?
size
length of day
chemical compositon
shape of orbit
2
Which pyramid represents the correct order of levels of organization?
A
B
C
3
Oceans, and other bodies of water, are found on which layer of Earth?
Mantle
Inner core
Crust
Outer core
4
Which tectonic plate lies underneath the starred region?
African Plate
Eurasian Plate
Antarctic Plate
North American Plate
5
Which tectonic plate is likely to be made of mostly continental crust?
Nazca Plate
Eurasian Plate
Indo-Australian plate
Pacific Plate
6
At which type of boundary is a mid ocean ridge most likely to form?
Convergent with a Subduction Zone
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
7
When rock is put under tremendous heat and pressure what type of rock is formed?
Metamorphic
Extrusive
Sedimentary
Igneous
8
The layer of Earth that is found directly below the lithosphere is called the -
asthenosphere
inner core.
crust
outer core.
9
If an organism is multicellular, autotrophic, & eukaryotic, what kingdom does it belong to?
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
Archaeabacteria
10
What type of rock is formed when sediment is cemented and compacted together to form rock?
Sedimentary
Extrusive
Metamorphic
Igneous
11
Which region of the map represents the North American Plate?
Y
W
Z
X
12
What mineral is being observed if can be scratched by copper penny but not a finger nail?
Apatite
Fluorite
Calcite
Gypsum
13
Which layer of Earth is broken up into giant moving plates?
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Inner core
Outer core
14
An image of a tectonic plate boundary is provided. What event will occur at this boundary?
An earthquake
Volcanic island formation
Trench formation
Mountain formation
15
Which continental tectonic plate lies underneath the starred region?
Eurasian Plate
North American Plate
African Plate
South American Plate
16
All the organisms in the picture belong to which kingdom?
Animalia
Eubacteria
Plantae
Protista
17
What event is likely to occur when tectonic plates slide past each other?
Mountain formation
Earthquakes
Volcanic eruptions
Hurricanes
18
Which of the following is not a domain?
Archea
Bacteria
Eukarya
Prokaryotes
19
Where two tectonic plates converge, which of the following is likely to result?
Tropical rainforest
Mountain range
Arid desert
Rift valley
20
How can the relationship between the fish swimming through the water be described?
A biotic factor interacting with an abitoic factor
2 biotic factors interacting
No interaction at all
2 abitoic factors interacting
21
What keeps our solar systems planets revolving around the sun?
Plant's composition
Planet's tilt of its axis
Sun's gravitational pull
Planet's rotational speed
22
What type of rock is formed from cooling lava?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Intrusive
23
Which of the following best describes the position of the crust?
Above the core, and below the mantle
Below all other layers, including the mantle and core
Above the mantle, which is above the core
Between the inner core and the outer core
24
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic used to identify mineral?
mass
Hardness
Luster
Streak
25
What are the major differences in characteristics between the animalia and plantae kingdoms?
plants are heterotrphic
plants are autotriphic
animalia are eukaryotic
animalia reproduce sexually and asexually