6th Grade Science Unit One

6th Grade Science Unit One - Earth Science

The study of the origin, history and structure of the Earth and the processes that shape the Earth is called:
Stalactites are developed from minerals in water that drips in air-filled caves.
Check the correct statement below:
1. They grow upward from the floors of caves.
2. They grow downward from the cielings of caves.
The scientific study of the sea is called ____________
Check all the subjects that a meteorologist would study:
1. weather
2. planets
3. climate
4. earthquakes
5. tonadoes & hurricanes
The study of the universe is called _________
A series of steps that scientists use to answer questions and solve problems is called:
1. testing the hypothesis
2. taking surveys
3. the scientific method
4. making observations
A person who specializes in the field of cartography, spends time making ________
Two ways of testing a hypothesis are:
(check the correct answers)
1. conducting controlled experiments.
2. analyzing
3. making observations.
4. drawing conclusions
5. reporting the results
Once the results of a scientific investigation have been reported, you can never change the hypothesis, even if new eveidence is discovered that suggest the original hypothesis should be changed.
1. True
2. False
To learn about an object, system or concept, we use models. Models that you can touch are called:
1. mathematical models
2. physical models
3. conceptual models
The measure of the size of a body or region in three-dimensional space is called:
In the International System of Units (SI), the basic unit of length is a __________:
1. meter
2. foot
3. inch
4. kilometer
5. micrometer
Mass is defined as:
1. the ratio of matter in an object to the volume of the object.
2. the amount of matter in an object.
3. how much surface an object has.
Which is the correct formlula for calulating density:
1. desity = mass X volume
2. density = length X width
3. density = mass / area
4. density = mass / volume
Water boils at __________ degrees Celsius
Water feezes at _________ degrees Farenheit.
1. 0
2. 32
3. -32
Which of the following types of models are systems of ideas?
1. physical models
2. conceptual models
3. mathematical models
Which of the following is NOT an SI unit?
1. meter
2. degrees Celsius
3. inch
4. liter
What is the density of an object that has a mass of 250 g and a volume of 2.5 m³?
1. 0.01 m³ / g
2. 10 g / m³
3. 100 m³ / g
4. 100 g / m³
What is the area of a garden that is 25 ft. long and 5 ft. wide?

__________ sq. ft.
A two dimensional representation of the features of the Earth is called a ________
The diference in the direction from a point on the Earth to the magnetic north pole and to the geographic north pole is called the:
1. magnetic reference point
2. magnetic declination
3. geographic declination
4. goegraphic difference
A tool that uses the natural magnetism of the Earth to show direction is called a:
If you follow your compass to the North, you will always end up at the Geographic North Pole.
1. True
2. False
The imaginary circle around the Earth that is halfway between the North and South poles is called the:
We draw imaginary circles around the Earth that are parallel to the equator. In the Northern hemisphere, they extend from the equator to the North Geographic pole. In the Southern hemisphere, they extend from the quator to the South Geographic pole. These circles are called:
Longitudes are imaginary circles that go around the Earth and always pass through both ________
The prime meridian represents _________ ⁰ longitude.
A three-dimensional representation of the Earth's surface is called a ____.
The map projection that is often used to map the United States is the:
1. azimuthal rpojection
2. cylindrical projection
3. conic projection
4. equal-area projection
The Global Positioning System uses:
1. A series of radio transmitters
2. a system of orbiting satellites
3. a group of strategically located compasses
4. The Internet
On a topographical map, contour lines connect points of equal ____________.
A map that shows the surface features of the earth is called a ______________ map.
1. projection
2. contour
3. topographic
4. relief
The point on the Earth whose latitude is 0⁰ is the
The longitude that has a value of 0⁰ and passes through Greewich, England is called the: