6th Grade Earth Science Unit

Granite is a igneous rock because it cools slowly from ________________ which allows large crystals to form.

• dirt
• sand
• sediments
• magma

Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?  

• inner core 
• outer core
• upper mantle 
• crust

Magma becomes igneous through the process of ______________________.

• cooling
• weathering 
• deposition 
• cementation

While seafloor spreading pushes tectonic plates apart the ___________________________ currents are believed to cause movement inside the Earth and helps to power the movement of the tectonic plates.

• magnetic
• gravity
• convection
• electricity  

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of plate tectonic activity would most like occur along the San Andreas fault line?

• ocean basin
• volcano
• earthquake
• ridge 

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The Himalayas were formed when 2 tectonic plates ______________________ (a motion) at a _____________________________ boundary.

• collide, convergent
• separate, divergent 
• move past, transform 
• subduction, convergent 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The name of a person that studies rocks and the earth.

• veterinarian

• geologist

• podiatrist

• teacher

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock?

• weathering
• exfoliation
• cementation
• composition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called

• Divergent Boundary
• Convergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction