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6TH GRADE EARTH SCIENCE CEOCE STUDY GUIDE
ASTRONOMY
CHAPTERS: 17, 18, 19, 20
KEY TERMS: geocentric model, revolve/revolution, rotate/rotation, Moon phases, gravitational,
space technology, astronomical unit, galaxy, solar system, universe planet, telescope, probe,
satellite, tide, solar eclipse, star
STUDENT QUESTIONS:
1. How are large distances in space measured?
2. Compare the size of objects in the universe.
3. Explain how color is related to the temperature of the star.
4. Describe the historical models of the solar system.
5. How does the planet’s period of revolution relate with its year?
6. Explain the law of Universal Gravitation.
7. Describe planetary movement through observation.
8. Describe how the position at the Sun, moon, Earth affect the appearance of moon
phases and eclipses. (lunar and solar)
9. How does the moon and Sun affect events on Earth?
10. Explain how technology is used to explore space.
NATURE OF SCIENCE
CHAPTERS: Nature of Science at beginning of text
KEY TERMS: scientific method, repetition
STUDENT QUESTIONS:
11. Students must be able to interpret charts, graphs, and tables.
12. Students must be able to identify errors in a scientific investigation.
13. Explain why scientists must repeat and replicate experiments.
14. What are the steps in the scientific method?
15. Why do scientific ideas change?
WEATHER AND OCEAN CURRENTS
CHAPTERS: 11, 12, 13, 14.1, 15.3
KEY TERMS: climate, ocean currents (surface/deeper ocean – density), greenhouse gases,
infrared radiation, global winds, evaporation, water cycle, weather, ozone layer
STUDENT QUESTIONS:
16. Explain the Sun’s role in the water cycle.
17. Explain the effects of ocean currents on climate.
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18. How are different types of currents formed?
19. What effect does Earth’s rotation have on global wind patterns?
20. Explain how air moves in a convection current.
21. What affects the salinity of the ocean?
22. What factors influence ocean surface temperature?
23. Compare and contrast weather and climate.
24. What components of the atmosphere protect life? How do they protect life?
EARTH’s STRUCTURE
CHAPTERS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
KEY TERMS: erosion, igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, fossils, delta, deposition, weathering,
sinkhole, chemical weathering, cavern, deforestation
STUDENT QUESTIONS:
25. Explain the difference between weathering and erosion and how they affect coastlines.
26. Describe how weathering/erosion/deposition create deltas, sinkholes, canyon, dunes,
and alluvial fans.
27. Identify the three main types of rocks, how they are formed, how they move through the
rock cycle, and which contain fossils.
28. How does deforestation affect Earth’s surface?
29. How are sediments deposited?
PLATE TECTONICS
CHAPTERS: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.1, 15.1
KEY TERMS: tectonic plate boundary, earthquake, mid-ocean ridge, volcanoes, bedrock,
sediments, crust, mantle, core, uplift, hot spots
STUDENT QUESTIONS:
30. Identify the layers of the Earth in order.
31. What is superposition?
32. What evidence is used to divide geologic time?
33. How are fossils used to support uplift and the Theory of Continental Drift?
34. Where do earthquakes and volcanoes most often occur?
35. What evidence supports the Theory of Continental Drift?
36. What ocean floor features are found at divergent and convergent boundaries?
37. What are the processes which cause volcanoes to form? (including hotspots)
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