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6th Grade Earth and Space Exam Review
6th Grade Earth and Space Exam Review
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Earth's layers, plate tectonics and space
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1
Using the data on the gravity of the planets which is the largest planet in the Solar System
Earth
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
2
What is the name of Plate 5
Pacific Plate
South American Plate
North American Plate
Indo-Australian Plate
3
A main difference between the Space Shuttle and the previous US manned space capsules is
Can stay in orbit forever
Can land like an airplane and be reused
Can take off from a runway like an airplane
The Space Shuttle could leave Earth's orbit
4
Which of the following would be classified as igneous rock
Slate and Granite only
Coal only
Limestone only
Basalt and Granite only
5
Plate 4 is
North American Plate
Pacific Plate
Eurasian Plate
African Plate
6
Which planet has the fastest rotation?
Earth
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
7
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of unmanned missions?
Unmanned missions may continue longer that human life span
Unmanned missions can solve and adapt to unexpected problems
Unmanned missions do not risk human lives
Unmanned missions do not require life support systems
8
Evidence proves that the Moon revolves around the Earth. This motion is controlled by
Earth's gravitational pull on the Moon
Earth's magnetic minerals pulling the Moon
Convection currents emit radiation into space
The Sun's gravitational force pushing the Moon toward Earth
9
Which of the rocks from the table would be classified as metamorphic
Limestone and basalt only
Gneiss and Slate only
Granite
Coal Only
10
Which plate lies directly above the African Plate
South American Plate
North American Plate
Eurasian Plate
Pacific Plate
11
Which layers are where large convective cells circulate heat and help drive plate movement
Layers y and z
layers x and y
layers v and x
layers x and v
12
What is the mistake in this diagram of Earth's Outer Core and Inner Core
Inner core labeled as gas
Inner core is labeled as Solid
Outer core is in the wrong location
Outer core labeled as Liquid
13
Which event will most likely occur after mountains are formed and subduction has melted a plate
A Volcanic Eruption
A Tsunami
An Avalanche
A Flood
14
Which of the following is labeled showing the Earth's lithosphere, mantle and core
C
B
A
D
15
This mid-ocean ridge formed as divergent tectonic plates moved
Away from each other allowing magma to flow upward
Toward each other creating mountain ranges along the rift
Toward each other forming volcanoes along the rift
Away from each other and the sea floor to fall into the rift
16
Which line indicates the force which plays the largest role in curving Mercury's orbit
W Gravitational force pulling Mercury toward the Sun
X Electromagnetic force pushing out of Sun's orbit
Y Gravitational force pulling Mercury toward Venus
Z The electromagnetic force pushing the planet toward a star
17
This type of mountain building occurs when continental plates with
Different densities collide
Similar densities seperate
Similar densities converge and push Earth's upward
Different densities diverge and deposit soil in large mounds
18
Which layer is composed mainly of nickel and iron and is liquid?
Z
Y
W
X
19
Which tectonic plates are sliding past each other at Boundary 1 often setting off earthquakes
Eurasian and Indo-Australian Plates
North American and Eurasian Plates
South American and African Plates
North American and Pacific Plates
20
Meteoroids are small chunks of rock or iron that
Never enter Earth's atmosphere
Reflect light from the Sun as they enter Earth's atmosphere
Heat up due to friction of the atmosphere creating a streak
Never pass into or near the inner planets
