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First Trimester Sixth Grade Earth science
First Trimester Sixth Grade Earth science
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Which is the most accurate scale for measuring amount of energy released during an earthquake?
Mercalli intensity scale
moment magnitude scale
Richter scale
seismograph scale
2
The
cause
is transformed fault boundary, two plates move past each other; The
effect is
...
snow
tornados
mountain ranges
no new crust is formed; earthquakes happen
3
How does ice change the Earth's surface?
makes it smooth
carrying away as it flows
melting rock
smooths the landscape and erodes small hills
4
A fossil that is an impression left by a plant or animal is a
fossil fuel
fossil
cast
mold
5
How does wind change the Earth's surface?
pounding on the rocks
by breaking down rocks
smoothing the rock
melting the rock
6
What do farmers do today to conserve soil?
They plant windbreaks
Practice contour lowing and terracing
Plant crops with strong root system to hold soil in place
All of these
7
Two types of weathering are
Physical and chemical
Chemical and erosion
None of these
Physical and erosion
8
Any naturally presered evidence of life is a
mass extinction
fossil
mold
cast
9
The theory that the plates of the lithosphere are always moving is called
deposition
erosion
plate techonics
pizza
10
Wind, gravity, water and ice are all types of
erosion
focus
sea floor spreading
plate techonics
11
What type of rock changes by pressure, high temperature, very hot water or combination?
Snickers
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
12
How does gravity change the Earth's surface?
breaking it down
moves rocks down the moutain or hill side
makes it smooth
melting the rock
13
What is the most important factor in the process of soil formation?
Bedrock
Topsoil
Weathering
Farming
14
Five themes of geography are
location, place, human environment, movement and regions
Justice, Claudia, Timothy, Makayla and Toby
Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Texas and Florida
red, white, gray, black and orange
15
Sea-floor spreading is
transform fault boundary
the sea streching out
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
16
What do the arrows in the rock cycle show?
The forces that cause rock to change
The direction the rock moves
17
Which kind of soil can hold more water than the others?
Clay
Humus
Silt
Sandy
18
If the Earth were an apple, which part would be the core?
stem
apple's core
apple tree
peel
19
If the Earth were the apple, which part would be the crust?
apple's peel
seeds
pizza crust
core
20
What type of rock Forms when layers of sediment settles over time and binds together?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
Snickers
21
Rocks undergo ____________ and __________ during moutain building.
presure and high temperatures
crying and screaming
peace and hope
weathering and eroding
22
Magma that reaches the Earth's surface is called
Lava
Volcano
Glacier
A mess
23
The cause is ?; The effect is
mountain ranges and volcanoes are formed
convergent boundary
earthquakes happen
tornados occur
sea floor spreading
24
Three major types of rocks
Brenda, Mrs. Duvall and Joseph
deposition,erosion and weathering
Paige, Matt, and Rachel and</p>
sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic
25
What makes a glacier such a powerful agent of erosion and deposition?
it is really big
its weight
the ability to carry large materials
its weight and ability to carry large amount of material
26
How do scienctist use rock layers and fossils to describe the history of the Earth?
by counting the rings on the rock
mixing up the layers and rocks
determining the hardness of the rock
Fossils can help scientists determine the ages of the rock
27
Which part of an organism is the most likely to be fossilized?
the head
the soft tissue
hard tissue
the feet
28
A glacier is...
A very large ice cube
Beyoncé' cousin
A very fancy French ice cream
Immense sheets if ice that says frozen
29
Lines of Latitude are...
a geographer who makes maps
Imaginary lines running from West to East
30
Cause
: At a divergent boundary plates move apart; The
effect is..
earthquakes happen
plates move together
sea floor spreading
no new crust is formed
31
A region created when the Earth is divided in half
latitude
region
hemisphere
longitude
32
erosion is
dropping or settling of eroded materials
rock that has been made smooth
an immense sheet of ice
movement of weathered rock from one location to another
33
A fossil is formed when sediment fills a mold is a
mold
fossil fuel
cast
index fossil
34
Which part is
NOT
a kind of fossil?
sediment
footprints
amber
cast
35
How does water change the Earth's surface?
carries it down stream
breaks it down
makes the rocks smoother
melts the rock
36
sedimentary rock is
rocks that form layers
rock that forms with pressure and heat
melted rock
magma exposed to the surface
37
where a place is located in relation to another place
region
obsolute location
lines of latitude
relative location
38
A period in which a great number of speices become extinct is a
mass extinction
cast
fossil
mold
39
Which fossil indicates an ancient land environment?
coal
petroleum
natural gas
clam
40
An energy-r ich resourace that formed from the buried reamins of once-living organism is a
mass extinction
fossil fuel
mold
cast
41
The very bottom layer of soil is called...
Fragile
Rock and roll
Rock on!
Bedrock
