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