Earth Science: 6th Grade NGSS Benchmark

Tectonic plates only move by sliding past each other.

(MS-ESS2-3)

• True

• False

Tectonic plates move quickly, so mountains take only a few years to form.

(MS-ESS2-3)

• True

• False

A meteorologist is trying to determine if a storm is approaching. What instrument would he use to determine the change in air pressure?

(MS-ESS2-5)

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Weather Vane

One day on Earth is equivalent to:

(MS-ESS1-1)

• One revolution

• One rotation

• One elliptical

The layer of Earth that includes the crust and the upper mantle is known as the:

(MS-ESS2-3)

• Atmosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

The one day of the year with the longest amount of sunlight is:

(MS-ESS1-1)

• Vernal Equinox

• Summer Solstice

• Summer Equinox

The action that takes place at a convergent boundary:

(MS-ESS2-3)

• Creates Earthquakes

• Forms Mountains/ Volcanoes/ Deep Ocean Trenches

• Forms Rift Valleys/ Mid-Ocean Ridge

The action that takes place at a divergent boundary:

(MS-ESS2-3)

• Creates Earthquakes

• Forms Mountains/ Volcanoes/ Deep Ocean Trenches

• Forms Rift Valleys/ Mid-Ocean Ridge

The action that takes place at a transform boundary:

(MS-ESS2-3)

• Creates Earthquakes

• Forms Mountains/ Volcanoes/ Deep Ocean Trenches

• Forms Rift Valleys/ Mid-Ocean Ridge

What is Pangaea?

(MS-ESS1-4)

• Super Continent

• Feature formed on land

• Type of water formation

• Type of Storm