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6th Benchmark 4th Nine Weeks Part 1
Test Description: Assorted 6th grade science questions.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which inner planet is closest to the sun?
A
Mercury
B
Venus
C
Earth
D
Mars
2) Where are earthquakes MOST LIKELY to occur?
A
close to the center of tectonic plates
B
along the boundaries of tectonic plates
C
close to the equator
D
along coastal regions
3) During the summer months, the sun warms an area of tropical ocean water and a large amount of water evaporates into the air. Which of these weather events will MOST LIKELY occur?
A
tsunami
B
hurricane
C
tornado
D
blizzard
4) Which of these mixtures will MOST LIKELY result in soil?
A
sand, clay, and heat
B
sand, clay, water, and leaves
C
sand, clay, heat, and water
D
sand, clay, and water
5) Water evaporates from Earth and then cools and returns to Earth as
A
surface runoff
B
precipitation
C
condensation
D
cloud cover
6) The part of the water cycle where water from the ocean is changed into vapor is driven by energy from the
A
Magnetism
B
Lunar tides
C
Sun's heat
D
Earth's gravity
7) Weather patterns are caused MAINLY by the
A
distance of the Earth from the Sun
B
uneven heating of the Earth
C
rotation of the Earth
D
gravitational pull of the Moon
8) Most of the Earth's surface is covered with
A
fresh water
B
salt water
C
land
D
polar ice
9) Which of these statements BEST describes rocks?
A
rocks and minerals have a definite chemical composition
B
rocks may contain one or more minerals
C
rocks are made inside the Earth's mantle
D
just like minerals, rocks have a definite shape
10) When warm air from a large body of water moves quickly into a land area of cold air, we can expect_______ to occur where the two air masses meet.
A
thunderstorms
B
fog
C
low humidity
D
a gentle sea breeze
11) The Milky Way galaxy can BEST be described as
A
elliptical
B
spiral
C
irregular
D
ring-shaped
12) How is the sun the major source of energy in the water cycle?
A
it provides the energy needed for water to be transported downhill from mountains to rivers and oceans
B
it provides the energy to condense atmospheric water vapor into rain
C
it provides the energy to create winds that blow air masses across the Earth
D
it provides the energy to evaporate water on Earth into the atmosphere
13) A storm that gets its energy from warm, humid air at the ocean's surface is called a
A
thunderstorm
B
hurricane
C
tornado
D
blizzard
14) Almost everything in the universe orbits around a central object. The planets orbit the sun and moons orbit planets. The force MOST responsible for these orbits is
A
inertia
B
electromagnetic
C
gravity
D
strong force
15) Different events on Earth are associated with different tectonic plate boundaries. Which events are associated with transform plate boundaries?
A
trenches and island arcs
B
faults and earthquakes
C
volcanoes and sea floor spreading
D
folded mountains
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