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Grade 6 Earth's Layers
Which of the following is the thickest layer of Earth?
  1. Inner Core
  2. Crust
  3. Mantle
  4. Outer core
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
In what layer of the Earth do the lithospheric plates float on?
  1. asthenosphere
  2. mantle
  3. inner core
  4. crust
Grade 6 Minerals
Which of the following is NOT a property of a mineral?
  1. temperature
  2. hardness
  3. color
  4. streak
Grade 6 Soil
Soil is composed mainly of what ingredients?
  1. water, air, sand, mud, shells
  2. worms, minerals, shells, air, rock pieces
  3. air, rock pieces, decayed organic matter, water, minerals
  4. rock pieces, mud, decayed organic matter, minerals, worms
Grade 6 Oceanography and Hydrology
Letter G on the water cycle diagram shown can best be described as                    .
Water Cycles
  1. water runoff
  2. water infiltration
  3. groundwater flow
  4. groundwater storage
Grade 6 Oceanography and Hydrology
Which of the Earth's spheres is best represented by the diagram?
Water Cycles Simple
  1. biosphere
  2. geosphere
  3. atmosphere
  4. hydrosphere
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
What do geologists call Earth's crust and upper mantle?
  1. asthenosphere
  2. lithosphere
  3. mesosphere
  4. atmosphere
Grade 6 Rocks
What are the three major types of rocks?
  1. solid, liquid, gas
  2. igneous, sedimentary, limestone
  3. sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic
  4. lava, magma, mantle
Grade 6 Atmosphere
What is weather?
  1. An area's long-term weather pattern
  2. The state of the atmosphere at a given place or time
  3. Large volume of air that has similar characteristics of temperature and water vapor content
  4. When large air masses of different density, moisture, and temperature meet
Grade 6 Tectonics
Shifting pieces of Earth's crust are called                .
  1. magmas
  2. volcanoes
  3. tectonic plates
  4. islands
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
What are the layers of Earth from the center out?
  1. inner core, mantle, outer core, crust
  2. inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
  3. lithosphere, asthenosphere, mantle, crust
  4. crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
Grade 6 Rocks
Use the rock cycle diagram to answer the question.
Rock Cycle Diagram With Text Labels - Small
What forms when sediment is cemented together?
  1. magma
  2. igneous rock
  3. sedimentary rock
  4. metamorphic rock
Grade 6 Rocks
Which type of rock is shown?
Rock - Igneous - Scoria
  1. igneous
  2. sedimentary
  3. metamorphic
Grade 6 Atmosphere
What is the definition of climate?
  1. An area's long term weather pattern
  2. The state of the atmosphere at a given place and time
  3. When large air masses of different density, moisture, and temperature meet
  4. Large volume of air that has similar characteristics of temperature and water vapor content
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