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Grade 6 Social Studies

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?

a)

crust

b)

inner core

c)

lower mantle

d)

upper mantle

2.
What is the top layer of the Earth's surface called? 
a)
Mantle
b)
Innercore
c)
Outercore
d)
Crust
3.

Which is the correct order of the Earths layers?

a)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

b)

crust, inner core, outer core, mantle

c)

crust, mantle, inner core, outercore

d)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

4.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
5.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
6.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
7.
What landform is created when two continental plates collide? 
a)
Ocean Basin
b)
Volcano
c)
Canyon
d)
Mountain Range 
8.
The Pacific Ring of Fire is where most of the earth's  ____ are found.
a)
earthquakes
b)
volcanoes
c)
earthquakes and volcanoes
9.
The three types of plate boundaries are
a)
basaltic, granitic and andesitic
b)
continental, oceanic, and spreading
c)
convergent, divergent and transform
10.
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Subduction
11.
A Plate Boundary where two plates move toward each other is called
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Subduction
12.
Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?
a)
At plate boundaries
b)
in oceans
c)
in the middle of continents
d)
in the middle of plates
13.
Transform boundaries are most likely to produce what phenomenon?
a)
volcanoes
b)
deep sea trenches
c)
underwater mountain ranges
d)
earthquakes
14.
Which ocean in the world is also known as the "Ring of Fire"
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Arctic
d)
Pacific
15.
What is the name of the geologic process when one plate slips underneath another plate?
a)
Subduction
b)
Subway
c)
Convergence
d)
Slip
16.

What is an Ocean?

a)

small body of water

b)

large body of water

17.

What are the 5 oceans?

a)

Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Arctic, Southern ocean

b)

Pacific, Arctic, Southern, Mediterranean, Atlantic ocean

c)

Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern, North ocean

d)

Pacific, Arctic, Southern, Black, Indian ocean

18.

Where did the Mayans live?

a)

Desert of South America

b)

Arctic Circle

c)

Southern Mexico and Central America

d)

Woodlands of North America

19.

What did the Mayans consider beautiful?

a)

long hair and flowing robes

b)

flattened heads and crossed eyes

c)

shaved heads and gold jewelry

d)

pointed ears and large earrings

20.

Which Mayan crops are part of Mexican food today?

a)

wheat, rice, and barley

b)

lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream

c)

corn, beans, and squash

d)

tortilla chips, beef, and rice

21.

What does BC mean?

a)

Before civilization

b)

By culture

c)

Beyond Christ

d)

Before Christ

22.

Which TWO labels mean time before the year "0"?

a)

BC and AD

b)

AD and BCE

c)

BC and BCE

d)

AD and ADD

23.
Who was the last leader of the Aztecs?
a)
Atahualpa
b)
Cortes
c)
Pizarro
d)
Montezuma II
24.
What was the name of the Aztec capital city?
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
Cuzco
c)
Mexico City
d)
Haiti
25.
What did the Spanish build on the ruins of Tenochtitlan?
a)
Cuzco
b)
Machu Picchu
c)
Mexico City
d)
Fayetteville
26.
The Aztec offered _________ sacrifices to please their gods.
a)
Strange
b)
Animal
c)
Fun
d)
Human
27.
What language do the people in Mexico speak?
a)
English
b)
French
c)
Spanish
28.
Hernan Cortes is most famous for what deed?
a)
conquering the Aztecs in Mexico
b)
conquering the Incas in Peru
c)
starting the construction of Mexico City
d)
become friends with the native people
29.

Because of the lack of available farmland, the Aztecs built _________________

a)

causeways

b)

chinampas

c)

irrigation canals

d)

terraces

30.
Which group within Aztec society did the tasks listed below?
• studied the sky
• ran schools
• predicted the future 
a)
priests
b)
judges
c)
peasants 
d)
commoners 
31.

Which color represents where the Aztec civilization was?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

gray

d)

green

32.
Who were the Axis Powers?
a)
Germany, Great Britain, and France
b)
Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union
c)
Germany, Italy and Japan
d)
Germany, Italy and the United States
33.

America joined the war after

a)

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

b)

Germany sank the Lusitania

c)

The holocaust ended

d)

None of the Above

34.
In the early part of the war, the US
a)
supported Germany
b)
remained an ally of Italy
c)
supported England and France
d)
remained neutral
35.

Who were the Allies of World War 2? (Choose all that apply)

a)

Germany

b)

USA

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Soviet Union

36.

Adolf Hitler

a)

leader of Nazi Party and dictator of Germany

b)

Prime Minister of Britain

c)

Emperor of Japan

d)

President of the US

37.

Book written by Adolf Hitler during his 9 months in prison.

a)

Mein Bookf

b)

Mein Fight

c)

Mein Panzer

d)

Mein Kampf

38.

The persecution and killing of 6 million Jews during WWII.

a)

The Awful Time

b)

The Holocaust

c)

The Dark Ages

d)

The Hateful Period

39.

Invasion of Poland - September 1, 1939

a)

Germany invades Poland and starts WW2

b)

Italy invades Poland and starts WW2

c)

Japan invades Poland and starts WW2

d)

France invades Poland and starts WW2

40.
Why did Adolf Hitler want Germany to invade other counties?
a)
To expand Germany's land and power
b)
To gain more people for his Nazi army.
c)
To give money and resources to Africa
d)
To help surrounding counties get out of the depression.
41.
D-Day refers to the day on which
a)
the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
b)
the US entered the war
c)
the Allies stage a massive invasion of France
d)
the Germans surrendere
42.
A new type of warfare consisting of planes, cannons, and tanks all use quickly at the same time was called
a)
Speed assult
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Operation Lightening
d)
Operation Quicksilver
43.
A biography is a story of a person's life that someone else wrote. 
a)
True
b)
False
44.
On which birthday did Anne receive her diary?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th 
d)
15th
45.
In what country was Anne born?
a)
Amsterdam
b)
Poland
c)
Germany
d)
United States
46.
In what city do the Franks hide?
a)
Poland
b)
Amsterdam
c)
Germany
d)
United States
47.
how old was Anne frank when she died?
a)
19
b)
16
c)
13
d)
10
48.
what name does Anne frank give to her diary?
a)
Anne jr
b)
Margot
c)
kitty
d)
little cat
49.
Jewish people living in German occupied Europe were forced to wear ______ on their clothing.
a)
patches
b)
crosses
c)
swastikas
d)
a Star
50.
Why did the Franks go into hiding?
a)
Mr. Frank received a letter to go to a labor camp.
b)
Mrs. Frank received a letter to go to a labor camp.
c)
Margot received a letter to go to a labor camp.
d)
Anne received a letter to go to a labor camp.
51.
Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?
a)
Water
b)
Animals
c)
Natural gas
d)
Wind
52.
Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...
a)
they are used to produce heat
b)
they take a long time to form
c)
they can be found underground
53.
Any useful material that is found in nature:
a)
Natural Resource
b)
Human Resource
c)
Plants
54.
Diamonds and other minerals
a)
Nonrenewable
b)
Renewable
55.
The three R's stand for:
a)
Rebuild, Reconstruct, Reuse
b)
Red, Reduce, Rainbows
c)
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
56.
Which renewable resource gets its direct energy from the sun? 
a)
Geothermal
b)
Solar
c)
Wind
d)
Hydrogen
57.

Why do we tend to use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources?

a)

Less Expensive

b)

More Energy

c)

All of these

58.

How often does it rain in tropical rainforests?

a)

Most weeks.

b)

Most days.

c)

A few times a month.

d)

Once or twice a year.

59.

Where is the Amazon rainforest?

a)

Oceania

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

60.

How many different types of insects live in the Amazon rainforest?

a)

250 000

b)

2500

c)

200 500

d)

2 500 000

61.

How many layers are there in the rainforest

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

62.

Where do most of the animals live in the Rainforest?

a)

Canopy

b)

forest floor

c)

emergent layer

63.

What letter does this animal start with?

a)

b

b)

s

c)

t

d)

j

64.

What are the two types of Rainforests?

a)

Tropical and Northwestern

b)

Tropical and Temperate

c)

Amazon and Congo

d)

Hot and Cold

65.

Tropical rainforest are located near the equator.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Temperate Rainforests are mostly in cooler climates.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

What is the top layer of the Rainforest called?

a)

Understory

b)

Emergent

c)

Forest

d)

Canopy

68.

This picture show where what type of Rainforests are found?

a)

Temperate

b)

Tropical

69.

What is the lowest layer?

a)

Undergrowth

b)

Forest floor

c)

Canopy

70.

Rainforests act as the Earth's 'lungs' providing around 40% of the Earths

a)

Water

b)

Carbon

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sun

71.

How long can it take a rain drop to reach the forest floor?

a)

10 minutes

b)

10 seconds

c)

60 seconds

d)

30 minutes

72.
The tropical rainforest is sometimes referred to as the _____________.
a)
earth
b)
carnivorous 
c)
jungle
d)
sunlight
73.
Very little sun reaches this part of the rainforest.
a)
equal
b)
earth
c)
floor
d)
carnivorous 
74.
Where are tropical rainforests found?
a)
near the equator
b)
near the polar ice caps
c)
in northern coniferous forest
d)
in mild temperatures climates
75.
The action of clearing a wide area of trees is called?
a)
deforestation
b)
extract
c)
erradicate
d)
elite
76.
How does the Amazon Rainforest get its name?
a)
It is Amaz-ing.
b)
It is named after the Amazon River.
c)
It is in South America.
d)
It is a rainforest.
77.
Which CONTINENT is home to the majority of the world's rainforests?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
78.
Which country is home to the Amazon rainforest?
a)
Brazil
b)
Congo
c)
England
d)
Indonesia
79.
The rain forest gets larger every year
a)
True
b)
False
80.

Where did the Inca live?

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

South America, specifically mostly modern Peru

c)

Central Mexico

81.

The Andes

a)

are a mountain range where the Inca Empire was established

b)

are a civilization that was built in central Mexico

c)

are a series of lakes in Peru

82.

The capital of the Inca Empire was at

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Texcoco

c)

Copan

d)

Cusco

83.

Whats the name of the stone city built high up in the Andes including religious temples, royal residences, and houses for workers?

a)

Andes

b)

Cusco

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

Nahuatl

84.

Who was the Inca emperor whose name means "he who changed the world"?

a)

Priest

b)

Pachacuti

c)

Cortes

d)

Moctezuma II

85.

Quechua was the

a)

language spoken by the Inca

b)

corn recipe used by the Inca

c)

city built by the Inca high in the Andes

d)

ruler of the Inca

86.

Even though the Inca had a large and strong army, the Spanish successfully defeated them because they had

a)

Atahualpa

b)

horses and superior metal weapons

c)

terraced farming

d)

Francisco Pizarro

87.

Who in the Inca Empire had absolute power?

a)

the priest

b)

the Inca

c)

the farmers

d)

the royal religious advisor

88.
What did the Incas use to carry their goods on the roads?
a)
horses
b)
carts
c)
sleds
d)
llamas
89.
Which current day country is NOT where the Incas lived?
a)
Mexico
b)
Peru
c)
Chile
d)
Colombia
90.
Who led the Spanish to conquer the Incas?
a)
Pizarro
b)
the gods
c)
Cortes
d)
Montezuma
91.
Who was the leader of the Incas when the Spanish came?
a)
Huscar
b)
Pizarro
c)
Cortez
d)
Atahualpa
92.
What plague did the Incan emperor die from? 
a)
Smallpox
b)
Bubonic Plague
c)
The Flu
d)
Common Cold 
93.

What color represents where the Inca civilization was?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

gray

d)

green

94.

Where was the battle that sparked the LGBT movement?

a)

The Wallstone Inn

b)

The Stonewall Inn

c)

The Rockwall Inn

d)

The Stonedoor Inn

95.

LGBT stands for.....

a)

Lesbian Bisexual Gay Transgender

b)

Lesbian Gay Transgender Bisexual

c)

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender

d)

Loud Girls Boys Trouble

96.

When did BLM start?

a)

2011

b)

2013

c)

2015

d)

2017

97.

The Black Lives Matter protests happened in just one city

a)

Yes, they are all in the same city

b)

No, the same protests happen all over the world

98.

Yesterday we watched a film about.....

a)

a killer dog

b)

a killer robot

c)

a friendly robot

d)

a killer alien

99.

Next year, Gateway will change its name to....

a)

The Chewey School

b)

Dewey International School

c)

The Dewey Fools

d)

The Dewey School

100.

Halloween was invented by.......

a)

Irish people

b)

Vietnamese people

c)

American people

d)

English people

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