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Trimester 1 Review Quiz (6th grade)
What is a crystal?
How does basalt form?
Trimester 1 Review Quiz (6th grade)
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How does basalt form?
From exploding rock that cools rapidly.
On the seafloor, from divergant plate boundaries.
From lava cooling on the surface.
From intrusive activity underground.
2
What is a crystal?
A solid made of atoms arranged in different geometric patterns.
A solid that is always transparent.
A solid made of atoms arranged in repeating geometric patterns.
A solid that is valuable.
3
Continental Drift is a
hypothesis
.
False
True
4
The three main parts of the
geosphere
are the crust, mantle, and core.
True
False
5
Complete the following sentence: Continental drift is...
Seafloor spreading
Continents slowly drifting accross Earth's surface.
Continents staying in fixed positions.
Pangea
6
What is the rock cycle?
It explains why we have the ring of fire.
A set of processes by which any type of rock can change into any other type
The explanation as to why rocks are rocks
The order rocks are created
7
How much water in the hydrosphere is freshwater?
2%
3%
98%
1%
8
What is
recrystallization
?
When magma intrudes into surrounding rock, causing crystals to reform.
When crystals are nonexistent in rock.
When rock is liquified and cooled on Earth's surface
When water causes rocks to quicly form crystals on Earth's surface.
9
What gases make up Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, trace gases.
Air
10
What 3 categories do rocks fall under?
Sedimentary, Extrusive, and Intrusive
Magma, Lava, Pyroclastic material
Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Liquified.
Sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic
11
What two characteristics do scientists use to help them understand how rocks form?
Transparency/Density
Weight/Color
Texture/Weight
Texture/Composition
12
What energy sources and processes of energy drive the global circulation of water in teh ocean?
Gravity
Energy from the core
Energy from the sun, convection, and conduction.
Energy from the moon
13
How much of the hydrosphere is saltwater?
97%
3%
100%
!%
14
What is the main difference between a
hypothesis and a scientific theory
?
A Hypothesis and a theory are the same thing...
A hypothesis is backed by Scientific Evidence and is tested.
A theory is backed by Scientific Evidence and is tested.
A Scientific Theory comes before the Hypothesis in the Sci. Method.
15
What is the relationship between a
mineral and a crystal?
Crystals are more expensive than minerals.
Minerals are substances made of crystals.
Crystals are substances made of minerals.
There is no relationship.
16
What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support his continental drift hypothesis?
Fossils on the seafloor
Fossils buried deep within the mantle
He found no evidence
Fossils in Mountain ranges
17
An example of a slow change on Earth's surface is a glacier falling.
True
False
18
How much of all the freshwater in the world is in glaciers, groundwater, lakes and rivers?
3%
90%
96%
24%
19
How does pumice form?
Exploding out of a volcano and cooling rapidly.
Slowly cooling below Earth's surface.
Slowly cooling on the surface.
Rapidly cooling below Earth's surface.
20
Chemical weathering
is when rock is chemically weathered into dissolved sediment.
False
True
21
What are examples of fast changes to Earth's surface?
Tidal waves, tsunamis, and tornadoes.
Continental drift, and tectonic plate theory.
Volcanic eruptions, flash floods, and landslides.
Seafloor spreading, and pangea.
22
What is the geosphere composed of?
The Core
The atmosphere
All of the rock that makes up Earth
The water on Earth's surface
23
The structure of Earth's interior is determined by measuring what?
microwaves
radio waves
seismic waves
ocean vibrations
