WorksheetsScience 6 Final Review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In which units would the length of a river likely be measure?
a)
Millimeters
b)
Kilometers
c)
Decameters
d)
Centimeters
2.
Which tool would you use to measure mass of an object?
a)
A Graduated Cylinder
b)
A balance
c)
A meter stick
d)
A spring scale
3.
Which tool would you use to measure length
a)
Meter Stick
b)
Balance
c)
Scale
d)
Graduated Cylinder
4.
Ice in a glass of water moves to top. Which of the following best explains why the ice floats?
a)
The density of the ice is less than the density of water
b)
The water lifts the ice
c)
There is no gravity acting on the ice
d)
The ice melted
5.
Rock can be classified as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic based upon difference in their?
a)
Age
b)
Origin
c)
Density
d)
Color
6.
Igneous rocks are formed by
a)
Erosion
b)
Heat and pressure
c)
Sediments cemented together
d)
Cooling and hardening of liquid rock
7.
The size of the mineral crystals found in an igneous rock is directly related to the
a)
Cooling time of molten rock
b)
Amount of sediments cemented together
c)
Density of the minerals
d)
Color of the minerals
8.
A rock contains seashells most likely formed as a result of
a)
Volcanic activity
b)
Sedimentation in shallow water
c)
Deposition from melting glacier
d)
Mass wasting on a mountain slop
9.
Which fossil is considered the oldest?
a)
Fish
b)
Lizard
c)
Left
d)
Shell
10.
Weathering and erosion of Earth's crust are primary caused by
a)
Movement of water
b)
Volcanic activity
c)
Evaporation
d)
Sedimentation
11.
Studies of earthquake waves have helped scientists determine the
a)
Structure of Earth's interior
b)
Depth of the oceans
c)
Cause of dinosaur extinction
d)
Age of Earth
12.
What type of weather does this symbol represent?
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
c)
Flood
d)
Snow
13.
Earth's weather is primarily causes by the
a)
Drifting of Earth's crustal plates
b)
Gravitational attraction of the moon
c)
Uneven heating of Earth's surface
d)
Changing distance between Earth and the Sun
14.
What type of front does this symbol represent?
a)
A warm front
b)
A cold front
c)
An occluded front-
An occluded front
An occluded front
d)
A stationary front
15.
What type of front does this symbol represent?
a)
A warm front
b)
A cold front
c)
An occluded front
d)
A stationary front
16.
Which factor most directly affects wind speed between two locations?
a)
Cloud cover
b)
Air Pressure
c)
Temperature
d)
Time of year it is
17.
The movement of an air mass over Earth's surface causes
a)
Earthquake
b)
Local weather changes
c)
Global warming
d)
Ecological succession
18.
As altitude increases, air pressure
a)
Decreases
b)
Increases
c)
Remains the same
19.
A balloon filled with helium gas is set free and starts to move upward. Which of the following best explains why the helium balloon moves upward?
a)
The density of helium is less than the density of air
b)
The air resistance lifts the balloon up
c)
There is no gravity acting on helium balloons
d)
The wins blows the balloons upward
20.
Earthquakes and volcanic activity occur along the Ring of Fire. Which explains why?
a)
It is located at the boundaries of tectonic plates
b)
It is located at the boundary of deep and shallow water
c)
It is located where major ocean currents meet
d)
It is where ocean temperature is the highest
21.
Movement of Earth's crust along plate boundaries produces
a)
Fronts
b)
Tides
c)
Hurricanes
d)
Earthquakes
22.
The Andreas Fault is the result of
a)
Overpopulation
b)
A Large Glacier
c)
Weathering and Erosion
d)
Crustal Plate Movement
23.
Which of the following is not a type of fault?
a)
Strike-slip
b)
Friction
c)
Reverse
d)
Normal
24.
Which of the following is not a type of stress that acts to deform crust?
a)
Shearing
b)
Tension
c)
Grinding
d)
Compression
25.
What is this picture of
a)
A lunar eclipse
b)
A solar eclipse
c)
Equinox
d)
Solstice
26.
What phase of the moon is it during a lunar eclipse?
a)
Full moon
b)
New moon
c)
First Quarter
d)
Last/third quater
27.
About how much time does it take the moon to revolve around Earth?
a)
One day
b)
Seven days
c)
Twenty-seven days
d)
One year
28.
________ occur mainly because of differences in how the moon pulls on different parts of the Earth
a)
Meteor showers
b)
Tides
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Seasons
29.
Spring tides occur
a)
When the sun and the moon are at right angles
b)
When day and night are equal
c)
When the sun, moon and Earth line up
d)
Only when the sun and moon are at the same distance from Earth
30.
The Earth spinning on its axis is called
a)
Revolution
b)
Orbit
c)
Rotation
d)
Cycle
31.
In one year, Earth completes 365
a)
Cycles
b)
Phases
c)
Revolutions
d)
Rotations
32.
Which two factors causes Earth's cycle of seasons?
a)
Revolution and rotation
b)
Earth's tilt and rotation
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution
d)
Solstice and equinoix
33.
What season is it in the Northern hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
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