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Grade 6 Earth's Layers
Which is thicker, the oceanic crust or the continental crust?
  1. continental
  2. oceanic
Grade 6 Minerals
Which of the following is TRUE about all minerals?
  1. They are inorganic solids.
  2. They have a glassy luster.
  3. They fracture the same way.
  4. They are harder than a penny.
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
Which letter represents Earth's inner core?
Layers Of The Earth
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
Grade 6 Tectonics
What evidence supports the theory of continental drift?
  1. fossils
  2. mountain ranges
  3. rocks & minerals
  4. coastlines
  5. all of the above
Grade 6 Tectonics
Which of these is not a type of boundary between plates?
  1. Transform
  2. Divergent
  3. Convergent
  4. Radial
Grade 6 Geology
What do you call a scientist who studies rocks?
  1. an astronomer
  2. a biologist
  3. a rock star
  4. a geologist
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
The thick, hot, rocky layer around the outer core is called the
  1. mantle.
  2. inner core.
  3. crust.
  4. atmosphere.
Grade 6 Geomorphology
Rusting is an example of chemical weathering.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 6 Rocks
What are the three major types of rock?
  1. granite, sandstone, gneiss
  2. igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary
  3. conglomerate, shale, gypsum
  4. magma, ash, dust
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
Which of the following best describes the Earth's magnetic field?
  1. occasionally undergoes magnetic reversal, flipping the poles
  2. is and always has been stable and with a constant orientation
  3. will cease to exist forever within the next 2,000 years
  4. none of the above
Grade 6 Soil
Humus is mainly made up of
  1. sand and silt.
  2. rocks.
  3. water.
  4. remains of plants and animals.
Grade 6 Tectonics
The San Andreas fault is an example of what kind of boundary?
  1. divergent
  2. oceanic
  3. transform
Grade 6 Tectonics
Plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  1. convergent
  2. transform
  3. divergent
  4. fault
Grade 6 Soil
Which geologic process is most responsible for soil formation?
  1. erosion
  2. weathering
  3. cementation
  4. sedimentation
Grade 6 Soil
Why is humus an important part of soil?
  1. It contains nutrients, which feed the plants.
  2. It contains rocks, which strengthen the soil.
  3. It contains chemicals, which fight disease.
Grade 6 Earth's Layers
The densest part of Earth that consists of the crust, mantle, and core.
  1. Cryosphere
  2. Geosphere
  3. Biosphere
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