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6th Science Semester 2 Review
Test Description: Energy, Plate Tectonics, Planets, Ecosystems, Motion Graphs
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What layer of the Earth is composed of the crust and upper part of the mantle?
A
Lithosphere
B
Asthenosphere
C
Hydrosphere
D
Outer Core
2) Which best describes how earthquakes form?
A
Hurricane like winds blow against shores of continents.
B
Tectonic plates melt at subduction zones.
C
Blocks of rocks move suddenly along plate boundaries called faults.
D
Rocks break off.
3) Rocks that can be found in the area of a volcano and have been cooled from a liquid state should be classified as
A
sedimentary
B
thermic
C
igneous
D
metamorphic
4) When lava cools very slowly, the crystals of the rock formed will be
A
foliated
B
small
C
cemented
D
large
5) What will happen to sandstone, a sedimentary rock, when it is exposed to extreme heat and pressure?
A
It will crystalize.
B
It will erode.
C
It will become a metamorphic rock.
D
It will become an igneous rock.
6) When a satellite is in orbit around the Earth, the force of gravity on the satellite:
A
pulls the satellite out toward space.
B
is so small it can be ignored.
C
causes a change in the direction of motion.
D
causes the speed of the satellite to decease.
7) A rocky object that can be found orbiting the sun between the planets of Mars and Jupiter is most likely
A
Venus
B
The moon
C
An asteroid
D
Mars
8) What planet has the most amount of gravity?
A
Jupiter
B
Earth
C
Mercury
D
Saturn
9) Any object that orbits another object is considered a __________.
A
Module
B
Pioneer
C
Space Probe
D
Satellite
10) Sputnik 1 was what type of space equipment?
A
Probe
B
Satellite
C
Module
D
Rocket
11) This set of United States space missions had 2-astronaut crews that practiced connecting one module to another in space.
A
Project Mercury
B
Project Earth
C
Project Gemini
D
Project Apollo
12) What NASA space program landed the first men on the moon on July 20, 1969?
A
Project Mercury
B
Project Gemini
C
Project Apollo
D
Project Moon Quest
13) Which planet has a zero degree of tilt and no atmosphere?
A
Mars
B
Mercury
C
Uranus
D
Earth
14) This astronaut was the first US citizen to enter space.
A
Neil Armstrong
B
Edwin Aldrin
C
Alan Shepard
D
John Glenn
15) An abiotic component of an ecosystem is represented by the
A
attack on a wheat field by fungus.
B
monthly average of rainfall in Texas.
C
bats in a bridge in Austin, Texas.
D
population of deer on a deer lease in Central Texas.
16) When ecosystems have similar climates and are home to similar organisms, they are classified as
A
Communities
B
Niches
C
Habitats
D
Biomes
17) Which pair best matches this pair of phrases? class of students - school campus
A
sedimentary - metamorphic
B
biotic - abiotic
C
population - ecosystem
D
hypothesis - conclusion
18) In a pond ecosystem, red-winged blackbirds, mosquitoes, algae, lily pads, cattails, and perch are called
A
a food chain
B
abiotic components
C
a population
D
a community
19) What is considered an abiotic component?
A
The growth of acorns in a field.
B
The number of deer in an ecosystem.
C
The type of soil.
D
The species of caterpillars in a field.
20) The amount of force needed to move a rock MOST likely depends on the rock's
A
distance
B
diretion
C
velocity
D
mass
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