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Worksheets6th Earth Science Review
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
About how long does it take for the moon to cycle through all of its phases?
a)
two weeks
b)
one month
c)
one year
d)
ten years
2.
As you go up a mountain, what happens to the air pressure?
a)
it increases
b)
it decreases
c)
it stays the same
3.
A continental tropical air mass is
a)
warm and dry
b)
warm and humid
c)
cold and dry
d)
cold and humid
4.
A continental polar air mass is
a)
warm and dry
b)
warm and humid
c)
cold and dry
d)
cold and humid
5.
A maritime tropical air mass is
a)
warm and dry
b)
warm and humid
c)
cold and dry
d)
cold and humid
6.
A maritime polar air mass is
a)
warm and dry
b)
warm and humid
c)
cold and dry
d)
cold and humid
7.
A resource that will not regenerate naturally before we run out of it.
a)
renewable
b)
non-renewable
c)
recyclable
8.
A resource that will regenerate naturally before we run out of it.
a)
renewable
b)
non-renewable
c)
recyclable
9.
Which is NOT a renewable resource?
a)
coal
b)
solar
c)
timber
d)
geothermal
10.
Which is NOT a non-renewable resource?
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
natural gas
d)
water
11.
Which IS a recyclable resource?
a)
oil
b)
aluminum
c)
coal
d)
natural gas
12.
How does the temperature change from the CRUST to the CORE?
a)
it increases
b)
it decreases
c)
it stays the same
13.
How is a metamorphic rock formed?
a)
erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation
b)
heat and pressure
c)
magma that has cooled
d)
lava that has cooled
14.
How does a sedimentary rock form?
a)
erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation
b)
heat and pressure
c)
magma cooling
d)
lava cooling
15.
How does an extrusive igneous rock form?
a)
erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation
b)
heat and pressure
c)
magma cooling
d)
lava cooling
16.
How does an intrusive igneous rock form?
a)
erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation
b)
heat and pressure
c)
magma cooling
d)
lava cooling
17.
Which rock would contain fossils?
a)
metamorphic
b)
igneous
c)
sedimentary
18.
Rocks are made of...
a)
sand particles
b)
minerals
c)
various gasses
d)
a mixture of water and soil
19.
"Shooting stars" are...
a)
comets
b)
meteors
c)
asteroids
20.
What ocean zone is most affected by the weather?
a)
surface zone
b)
transition zone
c)
deep zone
21.
What causes air masses to move?
a)
local winds
b)
global winds
c)
convection currents in the mantle
d)
plate tectonics
22.
What causes a tsunami?
a)
global winds
b)
earthquake on the ocean floor
c)
Earth's rotation
d)
Earth's revolution
23.
What causes ocean tides?
a)
sun's gravitational pull
b)
moon's gravitation pull
c)
Earth's rotation
d)
Earth's tilt on its axis
24.
What causes waves?
a)
Earth's tilt on its axis
b)
Earth's revolution around the sun
c)
winds
d)
ocean currents
25.
What global wind belt is the US located in?
a)
polar easterlies
b)
prevailing westerlies
c)
trade winds
d)
doldrums
26.
What causes us to experience day and night?
a)
Earth's rotation on its axis
b)
Earth's tilt on its axis
c)
Earth's revolution around the sun
d)
Earth's distance from the moon
27.
What causes us to experience different seasons?
a)
Earth's rotation on its axis
b)
Earth's tilt on it axis
c)
Earth's revolution around the sun
d)
Earth's distance from the moon
28.
What instrument does a scientist use to measure the mass of an object?
a)
graduated cylinder
b)
triple-beam balance
c)
glass beaker
d)
metric ruler
29.
What instrument does a scientist use to measure the volume of an irregular object?
a)
graduated cylinder
b)
triple beam balance
c)
glass beaker
d)
metric ruler
30.
What is a convection current?
a)
warm fluids rise and cool fluids sink
b)
warm fluids sink and cool fluids rise
31.
What is a land breeze?
a)
breeze that blows from land to sea
b)
breeze that blows from sea to land
32.
What is a sea breeze?
a)
breeze that blows from land to sea
b)
breeze that blows from sea to land
33.
What is it called when a water changes to water vapor?
a)
precipitation
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
34.
What is it called when a water vapor changes to water?
a)
precipitation
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
35.
What is the continental crust made of?
a)
granite
b)
basalt
36.
What is the oceanic crust made of?
a)
granite
b)
basalt
37.
What is the correct alignment for a full moon?
a)
S-M-E
b)
S-E-M
38.
What is the correct alignment for a new moon?
a)
S-E-M
b)
S-M-E
39.
A lunar eclipse occurs during which moon phase?
a)
new moon
b)
full moon
40.
A solar eclipse occurs during which moon phase?
a)
new moon
b)
full moon
41.
Neap tides occur during which moon phases?
a)
new and full moon
b)
1st and 3rd quarter moon
42.
Spring tides occur during which moon phases?
a)
new and full moon
b)
1st and 3rd quarter
43.
What is the main energy source that creates winds and weather?
a)
heat from the sun
b)
convection currents in the mantle
c)
convection currents in the ocean
d)
the from the Earth's core
44.
What is the main energy source that "powers" the water cycle?
a)
heat from the Earth's core
b)
heat from the sun
c)
convection currents in the mantle
d)
convection currents in the ocean
45.
What is the deepest land formation in the ocean?
a)
continental shelf
b)
mid-ocean ridge
c)
trench
d)
abyssal plain
46.
What causes sea breeze and land breeze?
a)
Earth's rotation
b)
unequal landforms on the Earth
c)
unequal heating of the Earth's surface
d)
Earth's tilt on its axis
47.
What causes global winds?
a)
Earth's rotation
b)
unequal landforms on the Earth's surface
c)
unequal heating of the Earth's surface
d)
Earth's tilt on its axis
48.
What is the name of our galaxy?
a)
Andromeda
b)
Solar
c)
Milky Way
d)
Black Hole
49.
What is the name of the model with everything revolving around the Earth?
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
50.
What is the name of the model with everything revolving around the sun?
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
51.
What makes up the "belt" between Mars and Jupiter?
a)
comets
b)
meteors
c)
asteroids
52.
What percent of the Earth's atmosphere is nitrogen?
a)
3%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
97%
53.
What percent of the Earth's atmosphere is oxygen?
a)
3%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
97%
54.
What percent of the Earth's is covered in water?
a)
3%
b)
21%
c)
70%
d)
97%
55.
What percent of the Earth's water is salt water?
a)
3%
b)
21%
c)
70%
d)
97%
56.
What supplies heat for the convection currents in the mantle?
a)
heat from the sun
b)
heat from the ocean
c)
heat from the Earth's core
d)
heat from Jupiter
57.
What theory do scientists believe explains the creation of the universe?
a)
Black Hole Theory
b)
Butterfly Effect Theory
c)
Big Bang Theory
d)
Explosion Theory
58.
What type of weather is usually associated with a cold front?
a)
light rain
b)
sunny days
c)
thunderstorms
d)
heat wave
59.
Where do hurricanes develop?
a)
over land
b)
over warm ocean waters
c)
over forests
d)
over warm lakes
60.
Where do tornadoes develop?
a)
over land
b)
over warm ocean waters
c)
over forests
d)
over warm lakes
61.
Where is most of Earth's fresh water?
a)
flowing in rivers
b)
frozen ice caps/glaciers
c)
floating in lakes
d)
flowing in the oceans
62.
What would happen if the sun's gravitational pull suddenly stopped?
a)
planets would fly into the sun
b)
planets would fly off in a straight line
c)
planets would stop moving
d)
planets would smash into each other
63.
Which layer of the Earth is the thickest?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
64.
Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
65.
Which layer of the atmosphere is the warmest?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
66.
Why do the planets orbit the sun?
a)
sun is hotter
b)
sun is more massive
c)
sun is made of gas
d)
sun is yellow ;)
67.
What causes tectonic plates to move?
a)
convection currents in the ocean
b)
convection currents in the atmosphere
c)
convection currents in the mantle
d)
convection currents on Mars ;)
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