Solid Earth TestSummer School

6th Grade Science

1. Which of the following does NOT describe a mineral?

A. Naturally forming (on or below the Earth’s surface)

B. Solid

C. Inorganic (not living)

D. Man made

E. Crystalline structure

F. Definite chemical composition

2. What form of rock is formed from lava and cools slowly underground allowing for large

crystals?

A. Intrusive igneous

B. Extrusive igneous

C. Sedimentary

D. Metamorphic

3. Geologists do NOT study which of the following?

A. Rocks and Minerals

B. Earth’s layers

C. Volcanoes and Earthquakes

D. Oceans

4. Any rock can be turned into magma by which process?

A. Erosion and weathering

B. Heat and pressure

C. Melting

D. Cooling

5. A person who studies the Earth’s inside, outside, and processes is called a . . .

A. Geographer

B. Geometrist

C. Geologist

D. Biologist

6. Small pieces of dirt and rock (sediments) form which type of rock?

A. Extrusive igneous

B. Intrusive igneous

C. Sedimentary

D. Metamorphic

7. Any rock can be turned into sedimentary rock through which processes?

A. Heat and pressure

B. Melting

C. Erosion and

weathering

A. Cooling

8. A special category of a naturally occurring substance which can form above or below the

Earth is known as a …

A. Mineral

B. Dirt

C. Rock

D. Soil

9. This substance makes up the Earth’s crust and is made of minerals, dirt, and living things.

A. Mineral

B. Rocks

C. Soil

D. Lava

10. Which of the following lists the three major rock forms?

A. Basalt, sedimentary, metamorphic

B. Igneous, sediment, metamorphic

C. Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

D. Igneous, sedimentary, granite

11. Which picture shows metamorphic rock?

A. B.

C.

12. Lava which has cooled quickly above ground not allowing crystals to form or only small crystals

is called. . .

A. Extrusive igneous

B. Intrusive igneous

C. Sedimentary

D. Metamorphic

13. Small rocks cemented together by nature are another form of which type of

rock?A. Extrusive igneous

B. Intrusive igneous

C. Sedimentary

D. Metamorphic

14. Cooled lava, above or below ground, is known as what form of rock?

A. Metamorphic

B. Sedimentary

C. Igneous

D. None of the above

15. The study of Earth’s interior, surface, rocks and minerals, and earth shaping processes is

called . .

A. Geometry

B. Geology

C. Geography

D. Biology

16. Eroded and weathered particles of rock and dirt form which type of rock?

A. Igneous

B. Sedimentary

C. Metamorphic

D. None of the above

17. According to Mohs hardness scale, which mineral can be scratched by gypsum?

A. Topaz

B. Diamond

C. Corundum

D. Talc

Mineral RatingTalc 1

Gypsum 2Calcite 3Fluorite 4Apatite 5Feldspar 6Quartz 7Topaz 8

Corundum 9Diamond 10

18. This type of rock has undergone intense heat and pressure.

A. Igneous

B. Metamorphic

C. Sedimentary

D. None of the above

19. Earth’s crust is broken into large pieces called:

A. ContinentsB. PlatesC. FaultsD. Ridges

20. The theory that the continents havemoved so far over millions of years that they had to have once been connected is:

A.Plate TectonicsB.EvolutionC.Continental DriftD.Scientific Method

21. The point on the surface above wherean earthquake starts, where the earthquake is usually felt the most is:

A.FocusB.EpicenterC.FaultD.Seismic wave

22. Which kind of eruption can give offa pyroclastic flow of ash, cinders, andboulders?

A. Quiet B. Explosive

23. This part of a volcano is the main exit for magma to reach the surface.

A.MagmaB.VentC.PipeD.Crater

24. What type of volcano forms fromlayers of ash and lava from both quiet and explosive eruptions?

A.Composite B.Cinder coneC.Shield

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

26. A machine that records the vibrations of an earthquake is a:

A.Ticker tapeB. RemoteC. Seismograph

27. What type of volcano forms fromthin layers of lava from quiet eruptions?

A. Cinder coneB. ShieldC. Composite

28. This part of a volcano is a large poolof hot molten rock from the mantle.

A. Magma chamberB. PipeC. Crater

29. What evidence was found to provethat there really used to be a supercontinent?

A.FossilsB. Car tiresC. Fish bones

30. What do we call a volcano that is still likely to erupt?

A.InactiveB. ExtinctC. Active

31. The hot, molten rock that makesup the mantle is called ________once it reaches the surface:

A.MagmaB. LavaC. Ooze

32. What do we call a volcano that is not likely to erupt ever again?

A. Active B. Inactive C. Extinct

33. Wegener called the supercontinentbefore the continents drifted apart:

A.FloridaB. TampaC. Pangea

34. Which kind of eruption has thick,sticky lava that clogs the pipe andbuilds up pressure?

A. explosive eruption B. Quiet

35. Which type of plate boundary is moving America farther from Europe?

A. Spreading B. Convergent

36. Which kind of eruption has runny,fast flowing lava that oozes andpours out of the vents?

A. Explosive B. Quiet

37. The study of the movement of Earth’s crust is:

A. Earthquakes B. Tectonics

38. The point where sliding plates catchand cause an earthquake is the:

A.EpicenterB. FocusC. Fault

39. Which kind of eruption causes mostof its damage by starting fires?

quiet eruptionA. Explosive B. Quiet

40. What type of volcano forms fromthick layers of ash from explosiveeruptions?

A. Cinder cone B. Composite