Sixth Grade Science Benchmark Study Guide

Liquid water changes to water vapor (gas state)

Warm water _________ and cool water ________, creating deep water currents.

Earth's "sister" planet by size

Most of our drinking water comes from_______________.

Which theory puts the Sun at the center of the Solar System?

What causes Earth's seasons?

Which contains the moon phases in correct order?

The Gulf Stream is a ____________ water current.

The _______________ is made of molten rock and is the thickest layer of Earth.

Water vapor turns back to liquid droplets, forming clouds in the atmosphere.

Hurricanes lose strength when

If you see a new moon, how many days until you would see a full moon?

Granite changes to gneiss through heat and pressure, so gneiss is a/an __________________ rock.

Hurricanes form over ___________ ocean water.

The newest rock formed at a divergent boundary will be closest to the crack.

The _______________ is molten metals iron and nickel.

What type of eclipse could result during a new moon?

What is a rock that travels through Earth's atmosphere all the way to the ground?

Which theory of the solar system puts the Earth at the center?

Which horizon contains the most humus?

What is made of ice, gas and dust and orbits the Sun?

What ocean feature is closest to the shore?

_______________ releases water vapor to the atmosphere from pores in plants.

All types of rocks can weather to form sediment.

A ___________ is a fast turning, low pressure funnel of air.

__________ creates waves.

The tectonic plates can be found in the _________________________.

"Shooting stars" are really

What positions of the moon would create the highest tides?

____________________ currents in the mantle move lithospheric plates.

What is made up of rock and metal, orbits the Sun, and is located between Mars and Jupiter?

__________ water is more dense.

Warm, moist air from Gulf of Mexico meets cool, dry air from Canada creating

The ___________ is the least dense layer of Earth and made of cool rock.

The Moon is lit up by the

_____________________ in a hot tropical area can create more salinity.

Tides are caused by

Tornadoes often occur at __________ fronts.

_________________ rocks form from the cooling and hardening of magma.

The ___________________ is the most dense layer of earth and solid metal iron and nickel.

Who came up with the heliocentric theory?

What type of eclipse could result during a full moon?

_____________ form at plate boundaries that slide or grind past one another.