6th Gr 3 & 6 Review

The picture below shows parts of the Earth system.

Which of these sentences best describes an interaction of spheres shown in the picture?

• The biosphere gets matter from the atmosphere.

• The geosphere gets energy from the atmosphere.

• The biosphere gets matter from the hydrosphere.

• The atmosphere gets energy from the hydrosphere.

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Ships encounter surface currents and waves as they travel across the ocean. Surface currents and waves form when energy from the sun causes two of Earth's spheres to interact. Which two spheres interact to produce these waves and currents? Name:

• 1. the geosphere and biosphere

• 1. the hydrosphere and biosphere

• 1. the atmosphere and cryosphere

• 1. the atmosphere and hydrosphere

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Living things in the biosphere interact with other parts of the Earth system to exchange energy.

Which picture represents the basic source of energy for the biosphere?

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Elijah's family is planning a camping trip. They would like to camp near sand dunes.

In which place are they most likely to find sand dunes?

• A. a hill on an island

• B. a beach near an ocean

• C. a plateau near a canyon

• D. a valley in the mountains

Which is the main effect glaciers had on Florida?

• A. They made the climate cooler.

• B. They flattened the land by eroding it.

• C. They filled lakes and aquifers with meltwater.

• D. They affected ocean levels, causing waves to affect different areas of the coastline at different times.

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The picture below shows the landform, Y, commonly found along the coast of Florida. Which of the following best describes this landform?

• A. It is a sand dune that formed as sand blew from one location to another.

• B. It is a hill that formed from the erosion of the coastline, revealing the sand below.

• C. It is a delta that formed as a river dropped clumps of sand onto the beach.

• D. It is a mountain that formed as land under the sand uplifted, forming large mounds.

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A scientist has completed her experiment and sent her procedures off to another scientist for replication.

Why would she want her experiment to be replicated by another scientist?

• because it will help to ensure her experiment did not have any mistakes or errors

• because data from one experiment is not enough to formulate a hypothesis

• because the other scientist has a nicer lab and can use better equipment

• because true experimental results change every time they are studied

The Florida Everglades is a large, warm wetland with many plants, animals, and microscopic organisms.

Which part of the Earth system includes the water in the Everglades?

• A. The geosphere

• B. The cryosphere

• C. The atmosphere

• D. The hydrosphere

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Where is most of Earth's water found?

• A. rivers

• B. oceans

• C. glaciers

• D. groundwater

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Sometimes fires burn large areas of forests, which are part of the biosphere.

Other than the biosphere, which of Earth's other spheres is a forest fire most likely to affect?

• A. geosphere

• B. cryosphere

• C. atmosphere

• D. hydrosphere

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