solid earth test summer school 6th grade science
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Solid Earth TestSummer School
6th Grade Science
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1. Which of the following does NOT describe a mineral?
A. Naturally forming (on or below the Earth’s surface)
B. Solid
C. Inorganic (not living)
D. Man made
E. Crystalline structure
F. Definite chemical composition
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2. What form of rock is formed from lava and cools slowly underground allowing for large
crystals?
A. Intrusive igneous
B. Extrusive igneous
C. Sedimentary
D. Metamorphic
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3. Geologists do NOT study which of the following?
A. Rocks and Minerals
B. Earth’s layers
C. Volcanoes and Earthquakes
D. Oceans
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4. Any rock can be turned into magma by which process?
A. Erosion and weathering
B. Heat and pressure
C. Melting
D. Cooling
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5. A person who studies the Earth’s inside, outside, and processes is called a . . .
A. Geographer
B. Geometrist
C. Geologist
D. Biologist
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6. Small pieces of dirt and rock (sediments) form which type of rock?
A. Extrusive igneous
B. Intrusive igneous
C. Sedimentary
D. Metamorphic
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7. Any rock can be turned into sedimentary rock through which processes?
A. Heat and pressure
B. Melting
C. Erosion and
weathering
A. Cooling
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8. A special category of a naturally occurring substance which can form above or below the
Earth is known as a …
A. Mineral
B. Dirt
C. Rock
D. Soil
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9. This substance makes up the Earth’s crust and is made of minerals, dirt, and living things.
A. Mineral
B. Rocks
C. Soil
D. Lava
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10. Which of the following lists the three major rock forms?
A. Basalt, sedimentary, metamorphic
B. Igneous, sediment, metamorphic
C. Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
D. Igneous, sedimentary, granite
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11. Which picture shows metamorphic rock?
A. B.
C.
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12. Lava which has cooled quickly above ground not allowing crystals to form or only small crystals
is called. . .
A. Extrusive igneous
B. Intrusive igneous
C. Sedimentary
D. Metamorphic
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13. Small rocks cemented together by nature are another form of which type of
rock?A. Extrusive igneous
B. Intrusive igneous
C. Sedimentary
D. Metamorphic
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14. Cooled lava, above or below ground, is known as what form of rock?
A. Metamorphic
B. Sedimentary
C. Igneous
D. None of the above
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15. The study of Earth’s interior, surface, rocks and minerals, and earth shaping processes is
called . .
A. Geometry
B. Geology
C. Geography
D. Biology
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16. Eroded and weathered particles of rock and dirt form which type of rock?
A. Igneous
B. Sedimentary
C. Metamorphic
D. None of the above
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17. According to Mohs hardness scale, which mineral can be scratched by gypsum?
A. Topaz
B. Diamond
C. Corundum
D. Talc
Mineral RatingTalc 1
Gypsum 2Calcite 3Fluorite 4Apatite 5Feldspar 6Quartz 7Topaz 8
Corundum 9Diamond 10
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18. This type of rock has undergone intense heat and pressure.
A. Igneous
B. Metamorphic
C. Sedimentary
D. None of the above
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19. Earth’s crust is broken into large pieces called:
A. ContinentsB. PlatesC. FaultsD. Ridges
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20. The theory that the continents havemoved so far over millions of years that they had to have once been connected is:
A.Plate TectonicsB.EvolutionC.Continental DriftD.Scientific Method
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21. The point on the surface above wherean earthquake starts, where the earthquake is usually felt the most is:
A.FocusB.EpicenterC.FaultD.Seismic wave
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22. Which kind of eruption can give offa pyroclastic flow of ash, cinders, andboulders?
A. Quiet B. Explosive
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23. This part of a volcano is the main exit for magma to reach the surface.
A.MagmaB.VentC.PipeD.Crater
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24. What type of volcano forms fromlayers of ash and lava from both quiet and explosive eruptions?
A.Composite B.Cinder coneC.Shield
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25. The ring of fire is an area around the Pacific plate where subduction has caused a lot of:
A. Volcanoes B. Islands C. trenches
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26. A machine that records the vibrations of an earthquake is a:
A.Ticker tapeB. RemoteC. Seismograph
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27. What type of volcano forms fromthin layers of lava from quiet eruptions?
A. Cinder coneB. ShieldC. Composite
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28. This part of a volcano is a large poolof hot molten rock from the mantle.
A. Magma chamberB. PipeC. Crater
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29. What evidence was found to provethat there really used to be a supercontinent?
A.FossilsB. Car tiresC. Fish bones
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30. What do we call a volcano that is still likely to erupt?
A.InactiveB. ExtinctC. Active
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31. The hot, molten rock that makesup the mantle is called ________once it reaches the surface:
A.MagmaB. LavaC. Ooze
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32. What do we call a volcano that is not likely to erupt ever again?
A. Active B. Inactive C. Extinct
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33. Wegener called the supercontinentbefore the continents drifted apart:
A.FloridaB. TampaC. Pangea
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34. Which kind of eruption has thick,sticky lava that clogs the pipe andbuilds up pressure?
A. explosive eruption B. Quiet
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35. Which type of plate boundary is moving America farther from Europe?
A. Spreading B. Convergent
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36. Which kind of eruption has runny,fast flowing lava that oozes andpours out of the vents?
A. Explosive B. Quiet
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37. The study of the movement of Earth’s crust is:
A. Earthquakes B. Tectonics
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38. The point where sliding plates catchand cause an earthquake is the:
A.EpicenterB. FocusC. Fault
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39. Which kind of eruption causes mostof its damage by starting fires?
quiet eruptionA. Explosive B. Quiet
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40. What type of volcano forms fromthick layers of ash from explosiveeruptions?
A. Cinder cone B. Composite