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POST TEST 2014-2015 6th Grade
Test Description: POST TEST 2014-2015 6th Grade
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The layer of gases that surrounds the Earth is called:
A
the atmosphere
B
mist
C
Pangaea
D
weather
2) The process by which gases hold heat in the atmosphere is called:
A
a circuit
B
the water cycle
C
Conduction
D
The Greenhouse Effect
3) Why has weather forecasting improved over the last 100 years
A
improved data gathering and better computer technology
B
It has not improved
C
the use of microscopes
D
lots of practice
4) Hurricanes typically form over
A
warm ocean waters
B
cold, dry land
C
warm dry land
D
cold ocean waters
5) Cool air, in a house, tends to
A
rise
B
sink
C
stay in one place
D
smell
6) One thing people in the United States could do to reduce air pollution is
A
Drive more cars
B
Use more electricity
C
Buy more things
D
use public transportation or car pool
7) Heat transfer between two substances that are in contact is called
A
radiation
B
conduction
C
the Greenhouse Effect
D
convection
8) Heat from the sun reaches you by
A
the water cycle
B
conduction
C
radiation
D
convection
9) The two most abundant (most common) gases in the atmosphere are
A
oxygen and nitrogen
B
oxygen and carbon dioxide
C
nitrogen and hydrogen
D
nitrogen and carbon dioxide
10) Earth's atmosphere is important to living things because it
A
provides all the gases that are needed to survive
B
is all around us
C
contains weather
D
is pretty
11) Most air pollution comes from
A
cows
B
burning of fossil fuels
C
air conditioners
D
teachers
12) In a series circuit with three bulbs,
A
has four paths
B
has many paths
C
has one path
D
has 3 paths
13) Which type of material would lightning most easily flow through
A
rubber
B
insulator
C
wood
D
conductor
14) If the coast guard warns of a giant wave of water approaching the shore as a result of a major earthquake, they are warning of
A
plate tectonic
B
tsunami
C
mudslide
D
Pangaea
15) What is name of the Earth tremors that can cause damage days or months after a large earthquake?
A
Pangea
B
tsunami
C
riptide
D
aftershock
16) Water vapor is water in the form of
A
steam
B
liquid
C
a gas
D
solid
17) An example of an insulator is
A
rubber
B
aluminum
C
silver
D
copper
18) An electric current will always follow
A
the path of most resistance
B
the path of least resistance
C
the crumbs left behind by Hanzel and Gretal
D
the magnetic field
19) Scientists who study weather and try to predict it are called
A
volcanologists
B
paleontologists
C
meteorologists
D
seismologists
20) The ozone layer protects living things on Earth from
A
lightning
B
tectonic plates
C
ultraviolet radiation
D
static electricty
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