Science 6 Quiz 3 Review

Carbon moves from plants and animals to soils through _______.

• Respiration

• Combustion

• Decomposition

Answer explanation

Carbon moves from plants and animals to soils through decomposition, where organic matter is broken down by microorganisms into simpler compounds, releasing carbon into the soil.

Carbon moves from the atmosphere to plants through ________.

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Combustion

Answer explanation

Carbon moves from the atmosphere to plants through photosynthesis, where plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide into glucose.

Loose soil particles are compacted and cemented together to form a/an____.

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

Answer explanation

Compaction and cementation (collectively called lithification) are the processes that form sedimentary rocks from sediments.

What do you call the movement of the Earth around the sun?

Answer explanation

Each complete revolution of the Earth is equal to 365.24 days.

Olivia is conducting a weather experiment in class. Which instrument should she use to measure atmospheric pressure?

• Thermometer

• Hygrometer

• Barometer

Answer explanation

Fun Fact: The barometer was invented in 1644 by an Italian mathematician Evangelista Torricelli, who was a student of Galileo Galilei!

This biome is hot and dry all year round, receiving less than 50 cm of rain every year.

• Desert

• Savannah

• Tropical Rainforest

Answer explanation

• Fun Fact: The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world, covering an area of over 9 million square kilometers.

Areas with this world climate type have warm, humid summers and mild winters.

• Polar Climate

• Continental Climate

• Mediterranean Climate

This refers to the form of water that returns to the surface of the earth in either liquid or solid form.

• Humidity

• Condensation

• Precipitation

The Coriolis effect occurs because of the Earth’s rotation. This deflects winds to the ____ in the Northern Hemisphere.

• Left

• Right

• Top

This is the process of a liquid’s surface changing to a gas.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation