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Solid Earth Test Summer School
6th Grade Science
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1. Which of the following does NOT describe a mineral?
Naturally forming (on or below the Earth’s surface) Solid Inorganic (not living) Man made Crystalline structure Definite chemical composition
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Intrusive igneous Extrusive igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic
2. What form of rock is formed from lava and cools slowly underground allowing for large crystals? Intrusive igneous Extrusive igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic
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3. Geologists do NOT study which of the following?
Rocks and Minerals Earth’s layers Volcanoes and Earthquakes Oceans
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4. Any rock can be turned into magma by which process?
Erosion and weathering Heat and pressure Melting Cooling
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5. A person who studies the Earth’s inside, outside, and processes is called a . . .
Geographer Geometrist Geologist Biologist
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6. Small pieces of dirt and rock (sediments) form which type of rock?
Extrusive igneous Intrusive igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic
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7. Any rock can be turned into sedimentary rock through which processes?
Heat and pressure Melting Erosion and weathering Cooling
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A special category of a naturally occurring substance which can form above or below the Earth is known as a … Mineral Dirt Rock Soil
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Mineral Rocks Soil Lava
9. This substance makes up the Earth’s crust and is made of minerals, dirt, and living things. Mineral Rocks Soil Lava
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10. Which of the following lists the three major rock forms?
Basalt, sedimentary, metamorphic Igneous, sediment, metamorphic Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic Igneous, sedimentary, granite
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11. Which picture shows metamorphic rock?
B. A. C.
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Extrusive igneous Intrusive igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic
12. Lava which has cooled quickly above ground not allowing crystals to form or only small crystals is called. . . Extrusive igneous Intrusive igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic
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13. Small rocks cemented together by nature are another form of which type of rock?
Extrusive igneous Intrusive igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic
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14. Cooled lava, above or below ground, is known as what form of rock?
Metamorphic Sedimentary Igneous None of the above
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Geometry Geology Geography Biology
15. The study of Earth’s interior, surface, rocks and minerals, and earth shaping processes is called . . Geometry Geology Geography Biology
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16. Eroded and weathered particles of rock and dirt form which type of rock?
Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic None of the above
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17. According to Mohs hardness scale, which mineral can be scratched by gypsum?
Topaz Diamond Corundum Talc
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18. This type of rock has undergone intense heat and pressure.
Igneous Metamorphic Sedimentary None of the above
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19. Earth’s crust is broken into large
pieces called: Continents Plates Faults Ridges
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20. The theory that the continents have
moved so far over millions of years that they had to have once been connected is: Plate Tectonics Evolution Continental Drift Scientific Method
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21. The point on the surface above where
an earthquake starts, where the earthquake is usually felt the most is: Focus Epicenter Fault Seismic wave
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22. Which kind of eruption can give off
a pyroclastic flow of ash, cinders, and boulders? A. Quiet B. Explosive
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23. This part of a volcano is the main
exit for magma to reach the surface. Magma Vent Pipe Crater
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24. What type of volcano forms from
layers of ash and lava from both quiet and explosive eruptions? Composite Cinder cone Shield
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25. The ring of fire is an area around
the Pacific plate where subduction has caused a lot of: A. Volcanoes B. Islands C. trenches
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26. A machine that records the
vibrations of an earthquake is a: Ticker tape Remote C. Seismograph
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27. What type of volcano forms from
thin layers of lava from quiet eruptions? A. Cinder cone B. Shield C. Composite
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28. This part of a volcano is a large pool
of hot molten rock from the mantle. Magma chamber Pipe Crater
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29. What evidence was found to prove
that there really used to be a supercontinent? Fossils Car tires Fish bones
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30. What do we call a volcano that is
still likely to erupt? Inactive Extinct C. Active
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31. The hot, molten rock that makes
up the mantle is called ________ once it reaches the surface: Magma Lava Ooze
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32. What do we call a volcano that is
not likely to erupt ever again? Active Inactive Extinct
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33. Wegener called the supercontinent
before the continents drifted apart: Florida Tampa Pangea
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34. Which kind of eruption has thick,
sticky lava that clogs the pipe and builds up pressure? A. explosive eruption B. Quiet
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35. Which type of plate boundary is
moving America farther from Europe? A. Spreading B. Convergent
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36. Which kind of eruption has runny,
fast flowing lava that oozes and pours out of the vents? A. Explosive B. Quiet
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37. The study of the movement of
Earth’s crust is: A. Earthquakes B. Tectonics
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38. The point where sliding plates catch
and cause an earthquake is the: Epicenter Focus Fault
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39. Which kind of eruption causes most
of its damage by starting fires? A. Explosive B. Quiet quiet eruption
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40. What type of volcano forms from
thick layers of ash from explosive eruptions? A. Cinder cone B. Composite
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