Worksheets6th Grade Midterm 24-25
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 19mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the relationship between the hydrosphere and the cryosphere?
a)
The hydrosphere is part of the cryosphere.
b)
The cryosphere is part of the hydrosphere.
c)
The hydrosphere contains water.
d)
There is no relationship of the two spheres.
2.
If the hydrosphere changed, other spheres would be affected. What is one possible way that the biosphere might change?
a)
Increased rainfall would reduce the population.
b)
Lower lake levels would eliminate habitats.
c)
Higher lake levels would decrease the amount of available food.
d)
Reduced rainfall would reduce the amount of available food.
3.
Isabella has been reading about different kinds of landforms. She lives in Florida and wants to learn more about the landforms in her state. What sorts of landforms does Florida have? Choose the three that apply.
a)
Coastline
b)
Mountains
c)
Dunes
d)
Rivers
e)
glaciers
4.
Caroline opened a map to complete her homework by identifying some of the landforms she had learned. She noticed a particular landform reaching from Florida all the way up to Massachusetts. What type of landform is this?
a)
Plateau
b)
sand dunes
c)
coastal plain
d)
delta
5.
Sarah learned that natural forces are normally either destructive, like a volcano, or constructive, like mountain ranges. However, she read that water can be considered both a constructive and destructive force. In what way can water be a destructive force?
a)
erosion of landforms
b)
depositing sediment
c)
forming a delta
d)
creating a lake
6.
Felix showed that certain elements of the geosphere and biosphere can affect the amount of water in the water cycle. In what ways do the geosphere and the biosphere add water to the water cycle? Choose the two that apply.
a)
Rain falls from the clouds.
b)
Water evaporates from the soil.
c)
Animals breathe.
d)
Water evaporates from the ocean.
7.
He showed his dad that water travels through all the spheres. Felix also showed him that the total amount of water on Earth has stayed the same. Why has the total amount of water in the water cycle remained constant?
a)
More water vapor condenses to keep the cycle in balance.
b)
More precipitation falls than can evaporate and condense.
c)
The rate of precipitation and evaporation are in balance.
d)
The rate of evaporation competes with the balance of precipitation.
8.
Paola is writing an essay about lakes for her science class. She knows that these particular landforms are created in a variety of ways. Which of the following should she include in her essay? Choose the three that apply.
a)
in rift valleys
b)
in empty volcano craters
c)
from melted ice sheets
d)
by rainfall
e)
in a watershed
9.
Jasmine breathed against the window pane and noticed that her breath made a spot on it from the water vapor in her breath. Which stage of the water cycle would this show?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
transpiration
10.
Ethan watched the news one evening. During the weather section, the meteorologist said a cold front was moving in and then showed a picture of the front. How will these two air masses interact, and what kind of weather will they bring?
a)
The warm air rises above the heavier cold air and this front brings clear skies.
b)
The warm air rises above the heavier cold air and this front brings severe weather.
c)
The cold air rises above the heavier warm air and this front brings light rain.
d)
The cold air slides under the warm air and the front becomes occluded.
11.
How has technology changed weather forecasting for meteorologists?
a)
Forecasts have not changed because of technology.
b)
Forecasts have improved because technology changes the weather.
c)
Forecasts have improved because technology provides more information.
d)
Forecasts have not changed because technology prevents meteorologists from making observations.
12.
What is the relationship between air masses and ocean currents?
a)
Warm air masses warm the ocean currents.
b)
Cold air masses cool the ocean currents.
c)
Warm ocean currents cool the air masses above them.
d)
Warm ocean currents warm the air masses above them.
13.
Meteorologists strive to make accurate weather forecasts. Why are accurate forecasts important? Choose the two statements that apply.
a)
They help people prepare for severe weather.
b)
They help people understand what weather maps are for.
c)
They help fishers learn about the seasons.
d)
They help farmers know when to plant and harvest.
e)
They help people who want to be meteorologists.
14.
Ava lives in Miami, Florida, and after a hurricane passed over the city, heavy rains developed, and Miami flooded. Why are floods so destructive?
a)
They cause water to remain for a long time because the ground is saturated and it doesn’t run off quickly.
b)
Flood waters remain for a short time and can happen with very little warning.
c)
Floods often drain surrounding areas and can bring more flooding.
d)
Flooding often occurs at night, and the flood waters can’t be seen.
15.
Isabella has lived in Miami all her life, and she knows the weather is warm and humid much of the time. What factors play a part in determining the climate found in Florida? Choose the three that apply.
a)
ocean currents
b)
Latitude
c)
high altitude
d)
prevailing winds
e)
long distance from water
16.
After studying weather, Beto bought a simple weather station and put it up in his yard. He was especially interested in wind and how it forms around Earth. Global winds occur due to _______________ over a large area, and this forms _______________ caused by cool and warm air.
What word goes in the first blank?
a)
Convection Currents
b)
Uneven Heating
c)
Solar Currents
d)
Sea Breeze
17.
After studying weather, Beto bought a simple weather station and put it up in his yard. He was especially interested in wind and how it forms around Earth. Global winds occur due to _______________ over a large area, and this forms _______________ caused by cool and warm air.
What word goes in the second blank?
a)
Convection Currents
b)
Uneven Heating
c)
Solar Currents
d)
Sea Breeze
18.
Sam is not sure what the difference is between the inner core and the outer core. Which of the words below describe the inner core?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Hottest Layer
d)
Under the most pressure
e)
Causes the magnetic field
19.
Sam is not sure what the difference is between the inner core and the outer core. Which of the words below describe the outer core?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Hottest Layer
d)
Under the most pressure
e)
Causes the magnetic field
20.
A student is watching a video in order to understand how convection in the mantle of Earth occurs. The video shows rock rising and sinking to make convection currents in the mantle. Which process is responsible for causing rock to rise?
a)
Rock is heated.
b)
Rock rapidly cools off.
c)
Rock increases in density.
d)
Rock undergoes intense pressure.
21.
Which of the following can occur after a rock is weathered?
a)
It forms metamorphic rock.
b)
It melts and forms igneous rock.
c)
The sediment can form magma.
d)
It gets compacted and forms sedimentary rock.
22.
A geologist found some interesting rocks in a cave he was working in and took some samples back to the lab. He examined the samples and sorted them into rocks and minerals. Which of the following are descriptions of rocks?
a)
made of a crystal structure
b)
made of particles called grains
c)
there are more than 5,000 types
d)
three main types based on how they form
e)
can be left behind when bodies of water evaporate
23.
A geologist found some interesting rocks in a cave he was working in and took some samples back to the lab. He examined the samples and sorted them into rocks and minerals. Which of the following are descriptions of minerals?
a)
made of a crystal structure
b)
made of particles called grains
c)
there are more than 5,000 types
d)
three main types based on how they form
e)
can be left behind when bodies of water evaporate
24.
Maria gets a kit that lets you grow a mineral. The instructions say to pour a packet of liquid into a small container and to place the container in a sunny area. Maria follows the directions, and when the liquid evaporates, she observes tiny minerals that are left behind in the container. What is this process called?
a)
Oxidation
b)
Crystallization
c)
altering minerals
d)
organic mineral formation
25.
Evan examines a diagram of the rock cycle in his science textbook. He wonders how he can connect what he has learned about matter and energy to the rock cycle. Which statement explains what happens to material as it moves through the stages of the rock cycle?
a)
New matter is being created all of the time.
b)
The same matter is recycled over and over.
c)
Eventually the broken-down matter disappears.
d)
Old matter is destroyed and new matter takes its place.
26.
Evan reads that some minerals can come from organic processes. Where does the energy ultimately come from that is needed for organic materials to be made? (a)
27.
Kim learns how rocks can change from one type into another over a long period of time. She knows that a rock that undergoes extreme heat and pressure below the surface of Earth can be turned into a metamorphic rock. What processes could cause a metamorphic rock to return to the surface of Earth to be worn down again? Choose the two that apply.
a)
Deposition
b)
plate movement
c)
chemical changes
d)
wind or water erosion
28.
Daniel was working on a project that involved interactions between Earth’s spheres. He was researching the effects of forest fires for the project. If a forest fire started, what effects might it have on the different spheres? Explain the effects on the spheres and how, in their turn, these changes might affect the landforms.
Use complete sentences. Must be a minimum of 4 sentences in length to get credit for answer
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