Which answer choice best describes the difference between a rock and a mineral?

A mineral has a definite chemical composition (same makeup throughout). Rocks are made of minerals and the chemical composition may vary.

A rock has a definite chemical composition (same makeup throughout). Minerals are made of rocks and the chemical composition may vary.

Minerals are very shiny and rocks are dull.

Minerals are organic and rocks are inorganic.

Which of the following was NOT evidence found to support the theory of continental drift?

There are a lot of earthquakes and volcanoes in the Ring of Fire.

The continents appear to fit together like puzzle pieces.

There are bands of fossils found across continents even though the ocean is between them.

There are fossils of warm weather plants in Antarctica

What causes the tectonic plates to move?

convection currents in the upper mantle

Which of these results in one year on Earth?

Earth's revolution around the sun

Which of these results in one day on Earth?

Earth's revolution around the sun

Why does Earth have different seasons?

because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun

because of the distance between Earth and the sun

because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis

because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis

What does the term waxing mean?

the lit portion of the moon is getting larger

the lit portion of the moon is getting smaller

the lit portion of the moon stays the same

What causes the phases of the moon?

The alignment between the Earth, Moon, and Sun determines the amount of light reflected by the Moon.

The moon changes its actual shape throughout the course of the month.

The season of the year determines the phase of the moon.

The closer the moon is to Earth, the more light the moon reflects.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which layer of the earth is the hottest?

mantle

outer core

crust

inner core

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which layer of the earth is the thickest?

mantle

outer core

crust

inner core

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do scientists think that the inner core is solid metal?

Because it is really hot.

Because of extreme pressure.

Because it's in the middle.

They don't think it is solid metal. They think it is made of liquid rock.

What do you call the process through which one type of rock is formed into another type of rock?

weathering

erosion

the rock cycle

the earth cycle

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of rock is formed when molten rock cools and solidifies?

Sedimentary

Metamorphic

Igneous

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Which type of rock is formed when eroded material goes through compaction and cementation?

Sedimentary

Metamorphic

Igneous

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Which type of rock is formed from pre-existing rocks that have changed due to extreme heat and pressure?

Sedimentary

Metamorphic

Igneous

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6th Grade Science Final Exam Review

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Which layer of the earth is the hottest?

Which layer of the earth is the thickest?

Why do scientists think that the inner core is solid metal?

What do you call the process through which one type of rock is formed into another type of rock?

Which type of rock is formed when molten rock cools and solidifies?

Which type of rock is formed when eroded material goes through compaction and cementation?

Which type of rock is formed from pre-existing rocks that have changed due to extreme heat and pressure?

Which type of rock may contain fossils?

Tiny pieces of broken down rock are called

This is the process of wind, water, or other elements breaking down rocks into tiny pieces.

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