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Earth and Space Science Review
Earth and Space Science Review
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End of year review game for 6th Grade Earth and Space science.
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1
Which planet is NOT one of the Inner Planets?
Saturn
Mars
Earth
Mercury
2
What is the brittle layer of the Earth that floats on top of the mantle?
The lithosphere
The core
The asthenosphere
The mantle
3
What is unit of measurement is equal to the distance between the Earth and the Sun?
an astronomical unit
a lightyear
a kilometer
a lunar distance
4
Each phase of the moon lasts about one month.
False
True
5
The inner core is made of solid iron.
False
True
6
What is the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon called?
trajectory
ellipse
eclipse
orbit
7
What is the process of moving sediments from one location to another?
Weathering
Deposition
Erosion
Displacement
8
Which of the following caused high tides and low tides on Earth?
The pull of gravity of the Sun
The pull of gravity of the moon
The tilt of Earth on its axis
Torrential rains following a hurricane
9
The _________ of the Earth causes day and night?
tilt
revolution
orbital trajectory
rotation
10
What type of severe weather begins over a warm body of water?
Blizzard
Tornado
Earthquake
Hurricane
11
Trees can help slow down erosion.
True
False
12
What type of plate movement causes plates to collide into one another?
Diverging
Transforming
Converging
13
Weather occurs in Earth's lithosphere.
True
False
14
Who was the scientist who suggested the idea of Pangaea?
Albert Einstein
Alfred Wegener
Elon Musk
Wernher von Braun
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What is the force that causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
Gravity
Coriolis Effect
General Relativity
Convection Currents
