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6th grade earth and rocks

6th grade (Year 7 in England) · 13 questions · Common Core: NGSS.MS-ESS2-1, NGSS.MS-ESS2-3, NGSS.MS-ESS2-2, NGSS.MS-LS4-1 · England: KS3 Chemistry: Earth and atmosphere (the rock cycle), KS3 Chemistry: Earth and atmosphere (composition of the Earth), KS2 Y6 Evolution and inheritance

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  1. Question 1

    What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

    • A. They are exactly the same
    • B. Erosion only happens in deserts
    • C. Weathering breaks rock down where it is; erosion carries the pieces away
    • D. Weathering moves rocks to the sea

  2. Question 2

    Fossils: which statement is NOT true?

    • A. Fossils form in a few years.
    • B. Fossils show that many species have become extinct.
    • C. Insects can be preserved in amber (fossilised tree resin).
    • D. Fossils in deeper rock layers are usually older.

  3. Question 3

    How do scientists know about the inside of the Earth?

    • A. By visiting the core
    • B. By looking at the Moon
    • C. By studying how earthquake waves travel through it
    • D. By drilling to the centre

  4. Question 4

    Footprints and burrows preserved in rock are called…

    • A. body fossils
    • B. minerals
    • C. crystals
    • D. trace fossils

  5. Question 5

    Undisturbed rock layers, listed from the bottom up: C, E, D, A. Which layer is the oldest?

    • A. D
    • B. C
    • C. A
    • D. E

  6. Question 6

    The same unusual fossil is found in a layer in Spain and a layer in Morocco. What does this suggest?

    • A. The fossil travelled by boat
    • B. The two layers formed at about the same time
    • C. The layers are on the same continent
    • D. The layers are different ages

  7. Question 7

    Which type of weathering is this: rainwater, a weak acid, slowly dissolves limestone to form caves?

    • A. physical (freeze–thaw, heating and cooling)
    • B. chemical
    • C. biological

  8. Question 8

    Earth's structure: which statement is NOT true?

    • A. The inner core is solid.
    • B. The mantle is the thickest layer.
    • C. The crust is the thickest layer.
    • D. Temperature increases as you go deeper into the Earth.

  9. Question 9

    What type of rock is limestone?

    • A. igneous
    • B. sedimentary
    • C. metamorphic

  10. Question 10

    Marble forms from which rock?

    • A. sandstone
    • B. limestone
    • C. basalt
    • D. granite

  11. Question 11

    Weathering and erosion: which statement is NOT true?

    • A. Weathering only happens over a few days.
    • B. Weathering helps turn rock into soil.
    • C. Plant roots can split rocks.
    • D. Rivers erode their banks and carry sediment.

  12. Question 12

    Which of these rocks is sedimentary?

    • A. slate
    • B. granite
    • C. limestone
    • D. quartzite

  13. Question 13

    Which agent carries the largest rocks and boulders long distances?

    • A. sunlight
    • B. glaciers (moving ice)
    • C. rain drops
    • D. gentle wind

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Answer key: 6th grade earth and rocks

  1. 1. C. Weathering breaks rock down where it is; erosion carries the pieces away

  2. 2. A. Fossils form in a few years.

  3. 3. C. By studying how earthquake waves travel through it

  4. 4. D. trace fossils

  5. 5. B. C

  6. 6. B. The two layers formed at about the same time

  7. 7. B. chemical

  8. 8. C. The crust is the thickest layer.

  9. 9. B. sedimentary

  10. 10. B. limestone

  11. 11. A. Weathering only happens over a few days.

  12. 12. C. limestone

  13. 13. B. glaciers (moving ice)