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6th grade Science EOC Review Nature of Science and Earth Science
6th grade Science EOC Review Nature of Science and Earth Science
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1
The International System of unit is used
in poor countries
in Canada and Russia
by French scientists
by ALL scienctists
2
The cooling of air and the presence of particles in the air results in
pollution
cyclones
anticylones
cloud formation
3
The type of rock and the climate it is in determines
rate of erosion
rate of weathering
rate of deposition
rate of disintegration
4
Ocean waves have energy produced by
waterspouts
disturbances of marine life
wind
undersea earthquakes
5
Instruments to measure air pressure are referred to as
thermometers
psychrometers
barometers
anenometers
6
The burning of wood, coal and natural gas results in higher levels of
oxygen
water vapor
carbon dioxide
nitrogen
7
Weathering can be classified as either mechanical or physical.
false
true
8
Which is not a branch of science?
physical
life
health
earth
9
Water vapor, methane, and carbon dioxide are greenhouse gases because they
forming holes in the ozone
trap heat and are ruining our atmosphere
are beneficial to grow plants
trap heat allowing the Earth to sustain life
10
The ozone layer absorbs and protects us from
ultraviolet radiation
infrared light
x-rays
visible light
11
An observation that deals with numbers is called
quantitative
good practice
qualitative
required
12
The rays of the sun are least direct on the ___________, therefore making the climate colder.
prime meridian
poles
equator
horse latitudes
13
The landform known as the Great Plains is
an interior plain of grass and hills in the central USA
a coastal area that surrounds Florida
an interior landform in the northern part of Canada
a flat area with a high elevation
14
The rays of the sun are most direct on the ___________, therefore make it very warm all year.
equator
horse latitudes
prime meridian
poles
15
Ice freezes and thaws in the crack of a rock and forces that rock apart in the process called
freezing and thawing
burrowing
frost wedging
ice breaking
16
Which of the following is the shortest wave on the light spectrum?
red light
violet light
infrared light
unltraviolet light
17
Isotherms on a weather map indicate areas of similar
pressure
rainfall
climate
temperature
18
What agent of chemical weathering occurs when you dissolve CO
2
and H
2
O?
acid rain
carbonic acid
limestone weathering
hydrochloric acid
19
The curvature of the Earth results in the curving winds known as
the Coriolis Effect
low pressure
high pressure
El Nino
20
When you confirm an observation in science...
it's a fact
it is the answer
it's a hypothesis
it is subjective
21
Florida's largest lake is called
Lake Imokolee
Lake Okeechobee
Lake Swanee
Lake Heron
22
Wind erosion that removes the surface material is called
deflation
desertion
kettling
paving
23
Magnetism is part of
earth science
life science
health science
physical science
24
If the composition of a rock changes this is classified as
mechanical weathering
physical weathering
rapid
chemical weathering
25
Desert pavement can be classified by
rock fragments that are left behind wind erosion
flat, rocky land
the hot, burning sand of the desert
an area that is good for building in the west
