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Grade 6 Geomorphology
Which of these is an example of weathering?
  1. Mountains are built
  2. Water freezes
  3. Plant roots widen a crack in a rock
  4. A volcano erupts
Grade 6 Tectonics
Where do earthquakes usually occur?
  1. near plate boundaries
  2. near the ocean
  3. anywhere
  4. near active volcanoes
Grade 6 Tectonics
The major tectonic plates are named after the                    it carries.
  1. mantle or crust
  2. continent or river
  3. ocean or country
  4. continent or ocean
Grade 6 Tectonics
Which of these is not an energy wave from an earthquake?
  1. P waves
  2. S waves
  3. Surface waves
  4. Tidal waves
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
What increases as you travel closer to Earth's center?
  1. weight & pressure
  2. temperature & pressure
  3. force & soil
  4. speed & sound
Grade 6 Rocks
Which of the following are examples of igneous rock?
  1. marble, slate, quartzite
  2. limestone, coal, sandstone
  3. granite, basalt, pumice
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
The innermost part of Earth, made of metals, is the                .
  1. mantle
  2. inner core
  3. outer core
  4. crust
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
The mantle is Earth's thickest layer and is mostly made up of
  1. nickel and iron.
  2. semi-solid rock.
  3. water.
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
The uppermost layer of Earth is called the
  1. mantle.
  2. crust.
  3. core.
  4. continents.
Grade 6 Rocks
In what type of rock can you sometimes find fossils?
  1. igneous
  2. sedimentary
  3. metamorphic
  4. lava
Grade 6 Tectonics
The theory of plate movement and how the continents moved apart over time is called
  1. continental rift.
  2. plate dynamics.
  3. continental boundaries.
  4. plate tectonics.
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
In a convection current, why does the magma become more dense when it reaches the crust?
  1. it heats up
  2. it becomes light
  3. it cools down
  4. it remains the same
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