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Worksheets6th Grade Test 1 Review
Total questions: 84
Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?
a)
Hot Spot
b)
Magma
c)
Lava
d)
Volcano
2.
What is molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?
a)
Aa
b)
Lava
c)
Magma
d)
Pahoehoe
3.
Mountains are formed when _________ push together.
a)
hills
b)
tectonic plates
c)
valleys
d)
canyons
4.
the breaking up and moving of weathered rocks from one place to another
a)
erosion
b)
soil
c)
magma
5.
a large mass of slow-moving ice
a)
lava
b)
soil
c)
glacier
6.
Which of the following landforms is the result of a river carving out land by erosion?
a)
A. Canyon
b)
B. Sand dune
c)
C. Delta
d)
D. Mountain
7.
What process created this V-shaped valley?
a)
Erosion due to a river
b)
Erosion due to a glacier
c)
Weathering due to a river
d)
Weathering due to wind
8.
What process created this cool rock?
a)
A volcanic eruption
b)
A flood
c)
Wind
d)
Water
9.
what process causes sediments to move and "takes" the sediment to a new location
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
10.
What is sediment?
a)
the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
b)
bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
c)
the top layer of the soil
d)
decaying plant or animal material
11.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
12.
Waves dropping sand on the beach
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
13.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
14.
What forces change the earth's surface?
a)
Rain, ice, wind
b)
lightening, thunder, wind
c)
Ice, water, wind
d)
thunder, glaciers, water
15.
Weathering and erosion are the same thing.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
nearly level area that has been up lifted
a)
Delta
b)
plain
c)
Plateau
d)
beach
17.
a low area between hills and mountains, often where a river flows
a)
canyon
b)
valley
c)
beach
d)
flood plain
18.
nearly level area that has been eroded or where material has been deposited
a)
mountain
b)
delta
c)
plain
d)
flood plain
19.
Land that gets covered by water from a stream or river during a flood
a)
valley
b)
beach
c)
delta
d)
flood plain
20.
the movement of materials away from a place by wind or water.
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
River
d)
Mountain
21.
An opening in earth's crust from which lava flows.
a)
volcano
b)
trench
c)
mountain
22.
Mound of earth with a rounded top; smaller than a mountain.
a)
mountain
b)
hill
c)
valley
23.
Thin strip of land that extends into a body of water.
a)
island
b)
peninsula
c)
bay
24.
Area of land completely surrounded by water.
a)
island
b)
peninsula
c)
volcano
25.
large, tall rock that extends into the air; taller than a hill.
a)
hill
b)
mountain
c)
volcano
26.
Hawaii is this type of landform.
a)
peninsula
b)
island
c)
bay
27.
What is a type of land form that is hidden underground?
a)
a mountain
b)
a river
c)
cave
d)
hill
28.
A cave can be _________ and _________.
a)
hot and dry
b)
chilly and dark
c)
warm and wet
29.
Caves are open spaces in the ___________.
a)
floor
b)
ocean
c)
earth
d)
hill
30.
_________ are tall pieces of land.
a)
a hill
b)
a cave
c)
an ocean
d)
mountains
31.
What mountain range stretches across eight states?
a)
Chimney Rock
b)
The Rockies
c)
Glassy Mountain
d)
None of these
32.
Another name for a mountain top is ________.
a)
peak
b)
top
c)
high
d)
snowy mountain
33.
This land form is an opening in the earth where hot rock and lava can burst into the air.
a)
a blowhole
b)
a geyser
c)
a river
d)
a volcano
34.
Super hot rock is called ___________.
a)
hot rocks
b)
fire
c)
lava
d)
smoke
35.
This is a land form that is deep and low in the earth.
a)
volcano
b)
mountain
c)
ditch
d)
canyon
36.
What river flows through the Grand Canyon?
a)
The Inman River
b)
Lake Bowen River
c)
The Colorado River
d)
The Nile River
37.
We have many land forms in the United States of America?
a)
true
b)
false
c)
That's silly. We have no land forms in America.
d)
We only have two kinds of land forms in America.
38.
What is a plateau?
a)
a chain of islands
b)
a lowland
c)
a flat
area higher than the land around it
d)
a platter of wings
39.
What is a peninsula?
a)
a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides
b)
a black pen
c)
a blue polka dotted dress
d)
a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
40.
What is an island?
a)
a steep, jagged cliff overlooking the sea
b)
land
that is completely surrounded by water
c)
a series of mountain ranges in S. America
41.
Mounds of earth that are smaller than mountains
a)
gulf
b)
hills
c)
plateau
d)
ocean
42.
Large, flat piece of land that is taller than the land around it
a)
gulf
b)
hills
c)
plateau
d)
ocean
43.
A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into an ocean
a)
river
b)
ocean
c)
gulf
d)
canyon
44.
Part of the ocean that is surrounded by land land on 3 sides-
Ex. The _______ of Mexico
Ex. The _______ of Mexico
a)
river
b)
ocean
c)
gulf
d)
canyon
45.
Large body of salt water that surrounds a continent
a)
ocean
b)
river
c)
gulf
d)
canyon
46.
A piece of land that is surrounded by water on at least three sides-
a)
valley
b)
island
c)
peninsula
d)
mesa
47.
A large Body of Water completely surrounded by land-
a)
mountain
b)
lake
c)
valley
d)
mesa
48.
Low land that is between hills or mountains-
a)
lake
b)
valley
c)
mesa
d)
island
49.
Tall, pointy, and rocky, larger than hills
a)
mountains
b)
lake
c)
valley
d)
mesa
50.
a)
Island
b)
Isthmus
c)
Pennisula
d)
Continent
51.
a)
Valley
b)
Plain
c)
River
d)
Ocean
52.
a)
Tundra
b)
Desert
c)
Valley
d)
Plain
53.
a)
Dune
b)
Plain
c)
Glacier
d)
Mountain
54.
a)
Desert
b)
Tundra
c)
Plain
d)
moon
55.
North and South America are located in the
a)
Western Hemisphere.
b)
Northern Hemisphere.
c)
Eastern Hemisphere.
d)
Southern Hemisphere.
56.
Geography means
a)
a description of the planets.
b)
a study of plants and animals
c)
a description of crops
d)
a description of the earth
57.
How many continents are there on Earth?
a)
five
b)
six
c)
seven
d)
eight
59.
Islands are bodies of land surrounded by water on how many sides?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
all
59.
Islands are bodies of land surrounded by water on how many sides?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
all
60.
Which continent is farthest to the south?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
South America
d)
Antarctica
61.
0o latitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
62.
0o longitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
63.
The lines on the globe represent lines of...
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
meridians
d)
hemispheres
64.
Which hemisphere is shaded dark on the map?
a)
northern hemisphere
b)
southern hemisphere
c)
eastern hemisphere
d)
western hemisphere
65.
Which ocean is east of the United States?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Arctic
66.
Look at the map. Which continent is located at 45oN, 120oE?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
67.
Which side of this map is west?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
left
d)
right
68.
Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?
a)
Europe and Africa
b)
Asia and Antarctica
c)
North America and Australia
d)
North America and South America
69.
What does a map’s scale compare?
a)
direction on a map with direction on Earth
b)
distance on a map with distance on Earth
c)
location on a map with location on a globe
d)
distortion on a map with distortion on a globe
70.
the northern-most ocean in the world
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
71.
imaginary line found at zero degrees latitude
a)
Isthmus
b)
Border
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
72.
The point on the southern hemisphere that is the farthest south (90 degrees south of the equator)
a)
North Pole
b)
South Pole
c)
Equator
d)
Canada
73.
the term for one-half of a globe or one-half of the planet Earth
a)
Sphere
b)
Legend
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Hemisphere
74.
Largest continent in the world
a)
Africa
b)
United States
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
75.
imaginary line found at zero degrees longitude
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Longitude
d)
Latitude
76.
a tool on a map that shows cardinal directions and sometimes intermediate directions
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Rose Graph
c)
Legend
d)
Map Key
77.
Latitude and Longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
Feet
c)
Degrees
d)
Grams
78.
What is the continent that is pink?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
79.
What is the continent that is blue?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
80.
What is the continent that is red?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
81.
What is the continent that is dark green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
82.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
83.
What is the continent that is orange?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
84.
What is the continent that is light green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
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