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Grade 6 Science Formative Assessment #2 Multiple Choice Directions: Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. Humans cut down trees in a location. This caused an increase in temperature and decrease in rainfall in that location. Which of these Earth systems interacted to produce this difference in climate? A. B. C. D. biosphere, cryosphere, and geosphere atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere cryosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere 2. An unusually cold winter is a problem for Florida’s manatees. Colder air temperatures cause water temperatures to drop which leads to manatee illness and death. Manatees will take shelter in the warmer waters found near natural springs and power plants. Which of the following accurately describes this chain of events leading to manatee illness? A. B. C. D. Changes in the atmosphere cause changes to the hydrosphere, which affects the biosphere. Changes in the hydrosphere cause changes to the biosphere, which affect the atmosphere. Changes in the geosphere cause changes to the hydrosphere, which affects the atmosphere. Changes in the atmosphere affect the cryosphere, which affects the hydrosphere. 3. The interaction between the cryosphere and hydrosphere can have an impact on Earth’s oceans. Which of the following is an example of an interaction between the cryosphere and hydrosphere? A. B. C. D. evaporation of water from oceans at the equator release of fresh water into ocean water as icebergs melt decomposition of organic matter at the bottom of oceans release of large amounts of salt from icebergs into the ocean 4. All interactions between the atmosphere and the geosphere involve A. B. C. D. soil and living things. water and living things. soil and gases or particles in air. gases or particles in air and water. 5. Which is the major source of energy for most of Earth’s weather patterns? A. B. C. D. earthquakes along fault zones radioactive decay within Earth’s interior convection currents in Earth’s mantle radiation received from the Sun 6. Several factors can cause weather patterns in the atmosphere. The diagram below shows how air movement near the equator can form thunderstorms. Which process is the main source of this movement? A. B. C. D. movement of ocean currents decrease in relative humidity heating by energy from the Sun warming in the upper atmosphere 7. The picture below shows a place where air currents will form due to the uneven heating of Earth. In which direction will air currents most likely move? A. B. C. D. straight down over the land from the land toward the sea straight up above the sea from the sea toward the land 8. The Sun’s energy travels through space to reach Earth. This energy supplies light and heat for the planet. Heat travels in several ways through Earth’s air, water, and land. Which of the following methods of heat transfer is an example of convection? A. B. C. D. Warm air rises and displaces cooler air Heat moves from warned asphalt into the air Heat moves from the top layer of soil to the lower layers Rays of sunlight reach Earth’s surface 9. A science student created the following diagram to show the process that warms the air above the ocean along Fort Lauderdale beach. She decided to label each step with the energy transfer that is happening Surface of the water absorbs Sun’s energy Surface of the water heats up Surface of the water heat the air Which step should be labeled conduction? A. B. C. D. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 10. What is happening a point A in the diagram below? A. B. C. D. The sun warms Earth’s surface through radiation. The ground warms the atmosphere through conduction. The air warms the ground through convection. Heat moves through the air due to convection. Warm air above the surface rises Grade 6 Science Formative Assessment #2 Answer Key Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Correct Answer C A B C D C B A C D Benchmark DOK SC.6.E.7.4 SC.6.E.7.4 SC.6.E.7.4 SC.6.E.7.4 SC.6.E.7.5 SC.6.E.7.5 SC.6.E.7.5 SC.6.E.7.1 SC.6.E.7.1 SC.6.E.7.1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2