6th Grade Earth Science Review

Tectonic plates only move by sliding past each other.

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

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

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Weather vane

One day on Earth is equivalent to

• One revolution

• one rotation

• one elliptical

The one day of the year with the longest amount of sunlight.

• Vernal Equinox

• Summer Solstice

• Summer Equinox

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Transform Boundary

• creates earthquakes

• forms mountains/ volcanoes

• forms rift valleys

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What is Pangaea?

• All the continents separated on the Earth

• All the oceans separated on the Earth

• All the continents on the Earth come together to form one super continent.

What are the 4 different types of storms?

• earth storm, wind storm, fire storm, and water storm

• sun storm, moon storm, earth storm, and star storm

• winter storm, thunder storm, hurricane, and tornado

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Which instrument is used to observe space systems from Earth?

• telescope

• microscope

• magnifying glass

Tides are caused by

• rotation of planet Earth

• Earth's revolution

• gravitational pull of the moon

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