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6th Grade- Earths Systems And Rocks
Test Description: Earths systems and rocks
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The ___________ is all the living organisms on earth including in the air, on land, and in the water
A
geosphere
B
atmosphere
C
biosphere
D
hydrosphere
2) The ________________ is made up of the gaseous envelope that surrounds and protects the earth.
A
geosphere
B
hydrosphere
C
atmosphere
D
biosphere
3) The __________ makes up the oceans, lakes, and rivers.
A
geosphere
B
hydrosphere
C
atmosphere
D
biosphere
4) The __________ is all the physical features on earth’s surface including rocks, soil, and mountains.
A
atmosphere
B
biosphere
C
geosphere
D
hydrosphere
5) The ____________ includes everything below the earth’s surface like the earth’s layers (crust, mantle, inner/outer core).
A
hydrosphere
B
geosphere
C
atmosphere
D
biosphere
6) Water covers nearly ____% of the Earth’s surface
A
90
B
25
C
50
D
75
7) For thousands, even millions of years, little pieces of our earth have been broken down and worn away by wind and water, this is called...
A
rock cycle
B
sedimentary
C
breaking
D
erosion
8) Some examples of ______________ rocks include pumice, granite, and obsidian
A
igneous rock
B
metamorphic rock
C
sedimentary rock
9) the prefix hydro- means
A
air
B
life
C
land
D
water
10) the prefix geo- means
A
water
B
land
C
life
D
rock
11) The __________ of a rock depends on the minerals that make up that rock.
A
color
B
way it's made
C
texture
12) ________ is how something feels to the touch. but can also refer to the size of a rocks grain.
A
texture
B
composition
C
rock cycle
D
color
13) Which is not one of the three types of grain sizes used to describe a rocks texture?
A
fine-grained
B
coarse-grained
C
medium-grained
D
small-grained
14) _____________ is an example of a fine-grained rock.
A
sandstone
B
siltstone
C
quartz
D
conglomerate
15) An example of a coarse-grained rock would be _______
A
siltstone
B
conglomerate
C
feldspar
D
sandstone
16) Another way a rock can be classified is by its ___________ or what it is made of
A
color
B
composition
C
minerals
D
texture
17) which is not one of the three major rock types
A
sedimentary
B
igneous
C
metamorphic
D
intrusive
18) The word igneous comes from the Latin word for
A
water
B
heat
C
fire
D
lava
19) When magma cools enough, it solidifies and _________ rock is created
A
igneous
B
metamorphic
C
sedimentary
20) Igneous rocks are formed either underground or above-ground. When formed Underground, they are called
A
extrusive rock
B
intrusive rock
C
inner rock
D
lava
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