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Adams HJH 2025 6th grade semester 1 review for mid term

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 3hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the primary energy source that drives the Earth’s water cycle between the atmosphere, oceans, and land?

a)

Wind

b)

Sunlight

c)

Ocean currents

d)

Rotation of Earth

2.

What two main factors determine an area’s climate?

a)

Landforms and ocean currents

b)

Bodies of water and landforms

c)

Temperature and precipitation

d)

Mountains and large cities

3.

__________ occurs when water flows over the surface of land.

a)

Runoff

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration

4.

The __________ is the where gases form a blanket around the Earth.

a)

Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Lithosphere-----

5.

The four stages of the water cycle are...

a)

Precipitation, evaporation, condensation, & transpiration

b)

Precipitation, heat energy, atoms released into the air, & atmosphere

c)

Atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, & evaporation

d)

Evaporation, condensation, atomic energy, thermal energy

6.

Transpiration is the

a)

process by which grass grows in the summer months

b)

process by which plants absorb water through their roots and then release it through the pores on their leaves

c)

process by which water evaporates into the air through animals

d)

process by which salt water is purified

7.

Evaporation is...

a)

the process in which water turns into a solid

b)

the process by which the sun turns water into air

c)

the process by which water changes from a liquid state into a gas

d)

the process by which clouds form

8.

Condensation is...

a)

the process in which water vapor cools and becomes a liquid

b)

the process by which water turns into a gas

c)

the process by which the sun heats water and it turns into gas

d)

the process by which clouds convert water into precipitation

9.

precipitation is...

a)

rain, snow, clouds, condensation

b)

sand, dirt, mud, rain

c)

rain, snow, ice, hail

d)

hail, snow, sun, runoff

10.

Hydrosphere is the...

a)

The gas around earth

b)

The air above earth

c)

The land on earth

d)

Water on earth

11.

What is it called when water droplets form on the outside of a cool glass?

a)

Condensation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

12.

The _____ and ____ controls the water cycle and its continuous process

a)

the moon and stars

b)

the ocean and current

c)

the sun and gravity

d)

water droplets and clouds

13.

Which of the following is illustrated by 4?

a)

condensation

b)

percolation

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

14.

Which of the following is illustrated by 3?

a)

condensation

b)

infiltration

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

15.

Which of the following is illustrated by 5?

a)

evaporation

b)

infiltration

c)

runoff

d)

transpiration

16.

Approximately what percentage of the Earth's freshwater is easily available to humans?

a)

1%

b)

3%

c)

71%

d)

97%

17.

As time goes by, and water goes through the water cycle again and again, the amount of water on Earth______.

a)

goes up and down

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

increases

18.
Layer of the atmosphere where the ozone layer is located:
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
19.
Layer of the atmosphere furthest from Earth's surface:
a)
troposphere
b)
exosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
stratosphere
20.
Layer of the atmosphere that is the coldest:
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
21.
Layer of the atmosphere that is the warmest:
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
22.
Which layer of the atmosphere has the greatest amount of air pressure?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
exosphere
23.
This layer is where weather occurs.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
stratosphere
24.
Where we live.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
25.
Which layer protects the earth from meteors?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
26.
Airplanes fly in which layers of the atmosphere?
a)
Troposphere, Stratosphere, and Mesosphere
b)
Stratosphere and Mesosphere
c)
Troposphere and Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere
27.

Which layer contains the Northern Lights or auroras?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Mesosphere

28.

Which sphere of the Earth includes all the water on the planet?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Geosphere

29.

Which sphere of the Earth includes all living organisms?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Geosphere

30.

Which sphere of the Earth includes the air and gases that surround the planet?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Geosphere

31.

Which sphere of the Earth includes all the solid parts of the planet, such as rocks and minerals?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Geosphere

32.

Which sphere of the Earth includes all the water bodies, such as oceans, lakes, and rivers?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Geosphere

33.

Which sphere of the Earth includes all the land and landforms?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Geosphere

34.

What is the biosphere?

a)

all the air and gases on the planet

b)

made up of living things

c)

the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

d)

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

35.
When living things breathe, they interact with which of Earth's spheres? 
a)
Geosphere 
b)
Hydrosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Biosphere 
36.

What is the difference between weather and climate?

a)

Weather is predictable

b)

Climate is unpredictable

c)

Weather is unpredictable and changes everyday

d)

Climate unpredictable and changes everyday

37.
Measured over a period of 30 or more years.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
38.
Texas has long, hot summers.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
39.
A tornado warning was issued for Kansas City this morning.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
40.
It was 85 degrees yesterday in Miami.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
41.

The average weather conditions of a region is...

a)

climate

b)

weather

42.

It is forecasted to rain later today describes...

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

43.
It snowed for three days last week.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
44.

In the troposphere region of the atmosphere; flows at over 200 miles per hour from west to east in areas across the globe; effects travel by airplane.

a)

Jet Stream

b)

Gulf Stream

c)

Trade Winds

d)

Global winds

45.

Curved wind movements caused by the Earth’s rotation (wind does not move north to south in a straight line)

a)

Trade Winds

b)

Coriolis Effect

c)

Global Winds

d)

Polar Easterly Winds

46.

a transfer of heat by moving particles in fluids (liquids and gases) in which the warm fluid rises and the cool fluid sinks

a)

Local winds

b)

Density

c)

Convection

d)

Wind

47.

Caused by air of different temperatures and densities moving from areas of high pressure to low pressure.

a)

Wind

b)

Global winds

c)

Density

d)

Local winds

48.

Blows to the sea from the land, happens at night

a)

Density

b)

Convection

c)

Sea Breeze

d)

Land Breeze

49.

Blows to the land from the sea, brings cooler air to beach, happens during the day

a)

Local Wind

b)

Wind

c)

Land Breeze

d)

Sea Breeze

50.

The Day-to Day state of the atmosphere

a)

Climate

b)

Cold Front

c)

Warm Front

d)

Weather

51.

A circular movement of fluids caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluid and the falling of cooler, denser fluid

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Convection Current

c)

Latitude

d)

Coriolis Effect

52.
Regular movements of water far below the oceans surface are called
a)
Warm Currents
b)
Deep Currents
c)
Shallow Currents
d)
Surface Currents
53.

Salinity is

a)

The salt content of a substance

b)

The Pepper content of a substance

c)

The circulation of hot and cold matter

d)

the weather pattern of a region

54.

mean

a)

subtract the highest number from the lowest

b)

add up all the numbers and divide by the number of numbers

c)

Ms.Syroid

d)

the cafeteria lady

55.

data

a)

collected facts

b)

untrue statements

c)

made up information

d)

gossip that contribute to drama

56.

conclusion

a)

a collection of facts in a table

b)

an educated guess

c)

properties

d)

discussion of the results of an experiment

57.

Procedure

a)

an educated guess

b)

add all numbers and divide by the number of numbers

c)

a series of steps that can be replicated

d)

using 5 senses to interpret an object

58.

conclusion

a)

a series of steps

b)

a collection of information

c)

an educated guess

d)

all the facts are analyzed for a final result

59.

The desk is square. The desk is hard. The desk legs are silver and metal. These are all examples of a(n)

a)

Guess

b)

Inference

c)

Observation

d)

Conclusion

60.

When you collect information & determine the properties of objects & events using your 5 senses you are...

a)

making an observation

b)

being creative

c)

making an inference

d)

making a conclusion

61.

Information and ideas collected (charts, graphs and pictures) is

a)

Data

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Observation

d)

Conclusion

62.

A possible answer to your questions & can be tested with an experiment to see if it is true.

a)

Procedure

b)

Data

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Conclusion

63.

If you give a plant sunlight then it will grow tall. This is an example of a(n)

a)

Conclusion

b)

Data

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Procedure

64.

These types of observations are made using instruments such as rulers, balances, and thermometers.

a)

Qualitative

b)

Quantitative

65.

Dolphins have smooth skin.

a)

Quantitative observation

b)

Qualitative observation

66.

The higher the temperature of water, the faster the egg will cook. Select the independent variable.

a)

Faster Egg Cooks

b)

Higher Temperature

67.

Carey and Justin are fundraising to buy books for the library. The more money they raise, the more books they can purchase.


Which variable is dependent?

a)

The amount of money raised

b)

The number of books

68.

John is testing the effect of different colors of light on the growth of plants. What is the dependent variable in this experiment?

a)

Type of light color

b)

Growth of plants

c)

Type of plants

69.
When smelling a liquid, you should
a)
Inhale deeply
b)
Use a fan
c)
Waft the odor toward you
d)
Pour it on the table and test it
70.
What does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
a hypothesis
b)
a conclusion
c)
procedures
d)
a question or problem
71.
An educated guess is
a)
an observation
b)
question
c)
hypothesis
d)
experiment
72.
What do you do after you come up with your hypothesis?
a)
Conclude
b)
Test your hypothesis
c)
Do a victory dance
d)
Tell your teacher
73.

scientist wants to see if watering a flower every day will result in better growth. What is the responding variable?

a)

amount of water

b)

plant growth

c)

temperature

d)

ruler

74.

True or False. A hypothesis is always correct.

a)

true

b)

false

75.
Which direction is heat flowing in the picture?
a)
from the hand to the ice
b)
from the ice to the hand
c)
heat is not being transferred
d)
there is no way to tell
76.

The earth receives heat energy from the sun by _______________, which is the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves.

a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
greenhouse effect
77.
Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
78.

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

79.

When you use a microwave, what is the main way that heat is transferred?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

insulation.

80.

An iron is placed on your clothes to smooth out the wrinkles. The iron transfers heat to your clothes through

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

81.

You get sunburned due to __________ from the sun.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

82.

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

83.

What is the main source of energy that drives all weather patterns?

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Oceans

d)

Mountains

84.

A triangular landform where a river empties into another body of water.

a)

Landform

b)

Canyon

c)

Delta

d)

Valley

85.

The build up of land by the settlement of sediments and soil in a new location.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

River

86.

The movement of sediment down a fast-moving river.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

River

87.

This landform is formed by

a)

water erosion

b)

weathering

c)

deposition of sediments

d)

glaciers

88.

What landform is shown in this image?

a)

river

b)

plain

c)

desert

d)

lake

89.

Which landform has steep sides, a peak, and is rocky?

a)

mountain

b)

river

c)

valley

d)

plain

90.

Which landform is lower than the area around it, and is usually between mountains or hills?

a)

valley

b)

river

c)

mountain

d)

plains

91.

the general terms for the MOVEMENT of sediment by wind, water, glaciers

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

92.

the BREAKDOWN of rock into smaller pieces of the same rock without any change in its composition

a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
93.

the process in which sediment particles are picked up and MOVED from one place to another

a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
94.

the part of the erosion process in which sediment travels to a new location and is laid down or DROPPED OFF

a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
95.
oxidation produces rust on some rocks containing iron
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
96.
plants produce weak acids that slowly dissolve the rock they are growing on
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
97.
Sand dunes are large piles of sand that can be found in the 
desert. What causes these sand dunes to form?
a)
Water
b)
Wind
c)
Ice
d)
Volcanoes
98.

Beach waves dropping sand to create a beach is an example of...

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

99.

Besides moving water, what other forces cause erosion?

a)

Wind, salt and gravity

b)

wind, ice and gravity

c)

wind, animals and storms

100.

Any factor that can affect an experiment.

a)

variable

b)

question

c)

prediction

101.

Facts, figures, and evidence collected during an experiment or investigation

a)

data

b)

hypothesis

c)

infer

102.

The act of using one or more of your senses to gather information and noting what occurs

a)

observation

b)

disprove

c)

scientific

103.

Which pet was picked the most?

a)

cat

b)

dog

c)

hamster

104.

What is the title of the bar graph?

a)

holding your breath

b)

students

c)

seconds

105.

Who held their breath at 10 seconds?

a)

Chris

b)

Ben

c)

Pat

106.

What was their favorite sport?

a)

soccer

b)

softball

c)

basketball

107.

What branch of science might student soil content?

a)

Earth Science

b)

Physical Science

c)

Life Science

d)

Chemistry

108.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Exosphere

109.

What process in the water cycle involves water vapor cooling and changing back into liquid droplets?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Precipitation

c)

Condensation

d)

Evaporation

110.

Which sphere of the Earth supports plant and animal life?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Biosphere

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