6th Grade EOG Science

What occurs when sediments are pressed together by gravity and the weight of overlying sediment

A rain gauge is an instrument used to measure what?

Identify the type of energy transfer: Spoon gets hot stirring Hot Chocolate.

Identify the type of energy transfer: Hot air balloon rises.

If we did not have the Sun's gravity, inertia would cause the planets to do what?

Identify the type of energy transfer: Sidewalk burns your bare feet in the summer time.

The sides of the Earth that are aligned with the moon will have ______ tides.

_________ can produce damage through storm surge, rain, high winds, flooding, and erosion.

Gravitational pull of the moon causes what?

Which ocean is off the coast of Georgia?

What type of heat transfer causes sea breezes?

What is weathering?

What is the most dense layer of the earth?

When making a scale model of our solar system, which is harder to show?

What type of weather is usually associated with a high-pressure areas?

Which planets are smaller than Earth?

Which "rock" burns up in Earth's atmosphere?

Radiation is what?

Tornadoes can cause damage because of their ____________ winds.

Why are thunderstorms more common in Florida than in California?

Space...the final frontier...just kidding! What is our solar system called?

What moves between the Earth and the Sun to cause a solar eclipse?

What layer holds the plates, which allows the plates to move?

What causes earthquakes?

Identify the type of energy transfer: The Sun warms your skin on a cold day.

On days with low air pressure, you should expect _________ skies.

Which planets are larger than Earth?

On days with high air pressure, you should expect _________ skies.

What are the remains of plants and animals found in rocks called?

Identify the type of energy transfer: the material in a lava lamp rises and falls.

What is the only type of cloud that can cause thunderstorms & tornadoes?

What type of instrument is used to measure air pressure?

Which layer is made up of heated rock (thickest layer)?

This typeof rock has gone through a chemical change due to extreme pressure & high temperatures

What scale is used to determine the hardness of a rock?

What is the movement of material/sediment called?

What causes the moon phases?

How much of the Earth's water is salt water?

All storms, including hurricanes, are _______ pressure.

What is the chemical formula for salt?

This type of rock forms from the cooling of magma or lava...

What is it called when sediment is deposited (left in a place)?

Comets are composed mainly of __, and a tail forms when it nears the __. Astroids are ___ only.

Conduction is what?

the layer of mantle that is directly beneath the lithosphere is what?

What causes deep ocean currents?

Which "rock" travels through Earth's atmosphere & hits the Earth's surface?

Waves are caused by what?

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Identify the type of energy transfer: You burn your hand by touching a hot stove.

This rock type is formed when particles are deposited, compacted and cemented together...

What type of weather is usually associated with a low-pressure areas?

What test is used to determine if a rock is metallic or not?

Which of the following analogies best represents the size of our solar system vs the Milky Way?

The movement of air caused by differences in pressure is called what?

Land breezes are caused when the ________ up, and then _______ down faster than water.

Soil is a natural resource that is mainly made up of ____ that have been broken into pieces.

Convection is what?

How much of Earth's freshwater supply is frozen?

What vegetation helps prevent soil erosion better?