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Review of second 9 weeks in 6th grade earth science. Thomson, GA
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A tide with the least difference between low and high tide, occurs when sun and moon at rt ang.
Neap
Tides
Waves
Spring
2
The process by which a substance in its gas phase loses energy and enters its liquid phase.
Condensation
Transpiration
Precipitation
Evaporation
3
Where does 97% of Earth's water exist?
Lakes
Rivers
Oceans and Seas
Sewers
4
What is the study of the large pieces of Earth's Crust that are constantly moving?
Plate Tectonics
Plate breaking
Plate in my head
Plate boundary
5
A tide with the greatest difference between high and low tide, occurs when Sun and moon line up
Neap
Waves
Tides
Spring
6
Boundary that has plates moving away from each other, creating new rock, and a mid-ocean ridge?
Transdicon
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
7
Which layer of the Earth's crust is the thinnest, made of solid rock, and floats on the mantle?
Outer Core
Mantle
Inner Core
Crust
8
Boundary that I completely made up using parts of the three real boundaries?
Transform
Convergent
Transdicon
Divergent
9
An erupting vent through which molten rock and other materials reach Earth's surface
Magma
Volcano
Lava
Earthquake
10
A set of processes energized by the Sun that keep water moving from place to place on Earth
Taxi cabs
Water Cycle
Surface current
Flow
11
What would you call B
Continental Slope
Abyssal Plain
Continental Shelf
Mid-Ocean ridge
12
The high point of a wave
period
Crest
wavelength
Trough
13
Which layer of the Earth is the hottest and made of solid Iron because of the extreme pressure?
Inner Core
Crust
Outer Core
Mantle
14
What would you call D
Mid-Ocean ridge
Continental Slope
Continental Shelf
Abyssal Plain
15
The process by which a substance in its liquid phase gains energy and enters its gas phase.
Evaporation
Precipitation
Transpiration
Condensation
16
Who is the scientist that proposed the Continental Drift Theory?
Ronald McDonald
Albert Einstein
Elliot Ness
Alfred Wagner
17
What would you call H
Continental Slope
Sea Mount
Continental Shelf
Trench
18
What is the percentage of drinkable water on the planet?
50%
3%
1%
97%
19
Which of the following is NOT used as evidence that the Continental Drift Theory is correct?
Water currents push the continents in different directions
Continental plates look like they fit together like a puzzle
Fossils of land bound animals found on different continents
Similar soil samples taken from different continents
20
A huge wave made by a large disturbance like an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcano
wavelength
Wave
Tsunami
Trough
21
What would you call E
Abyssal Plain
Mid-Ocean ridge
Continental Shelf
Continental Slope
22
What would you call A
Mid-Ocean ridge
Trench
Continental Shelf
Abyssal Plain
23
What would you call G
Continental Slope
Abyssal Plain
Sea Mount
Continental Shelf
24
Caused by a disturbance moving forward, such as an earthquake, or wind
wavelength
Wave
Trough
Crest
25
The distance between two wave crests, or the distance between two wave troughs
period
Trough
Crest
wavelength
26
What are the three plate boundaries?
Convergent
Transdicon
Divergent
Transform
27
The supercontinent or single land mass of all continents today
Panda
Pangaea
Pancake
Thomson
28
Density and temperature driven currents that move slowly within the ocean, thermohaline current
Gyres
Deep Ocean Current
Surface Ocean Current
Waves
29
Which layer of the Earth's crust is made up of liquid iron and is extremely hot?
Crust
Inner Core
Mantle
Outer Core
30
The daily rise and fall of Earth's waters on its coastlines
Neap
Spring
Tides
Waves
31
There is 3% of the Earth's water that is fresh. What is two thirds of this fresh water?
mud puddles
Frozen in Glaciers and snow on mountains
toilet water
fountains at the mall
32
The low point of a wave
Crest
Trough
period
wavelength
33
Condensed water vapor in the atmosphere falling back to Earth in the form of rain, sleet, snow
Evaporation
Precipitation
Transpiration
Condensation
34
Which of the following are NOT a type of Volcano?
Caldera
Shield
Composite
Cinder Cone
35
Boundary where plates move one under the other, creating mountains, volcanoes, and trenches?
Transdicon
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
36
Boundary where plates move side by side, creating earthquakes?
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
Transdicon
37
The process by which plants lose water through tiny pores on their leaves
Transpiration
Evaporation
Precipitation
Condensation
38
Wind driven currents that move at the ocean surface, often for long distances
Deep Ocean Current
Waves
Surface Ocean Current
Gyres
39
How was the Hawaii island chain formed
Hot Spot
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
40
Large rotating ocean current systems
Deep Ocean Current
Gyres
Waves
Surface Ocean Current
41
In which of the United States was the largest recorded North American earthquake?
Alaska
California
Hawaii
Georgia
42
Plate movement resulting from the release of built-up potential energy between two stuck plates
Volcano
Epicenter
Earthshake
Earthquake
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Which layer of the earth is both solid and liquid and is made up of melted rock>
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
Inner Core
