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6th Grade Earth Science Midterm Exam Study Guide – Consuegra
1st period exam = Tuesday, December 13
2nd period exam = Wednesday, December 14
Instructions: For full extra credit on your midterm exam, answer the questions. You may define the
vocab words in your OWN words, as long as they are scientifically correct. The vocabulary words will be
helpful in answering the study questions.
** The first 50% of the exam will cover the last unit that we have yet to test on: digestive, respiratory,
circulatory, and reproductive body systems. The second 50% of the exam will be cumulative.
UNIT 1: Introduction to Earth Science, Lab Skills and Measurement
Vocabulary: Mass, Volume, Cubic centimeter, Density
Study Questions:
1. How do scientists record their observations and data?
2. How do we use a triple beam balance to find the mass of an object?
3. How is the volume of liquids and irregular/regular solids measured using a triple beam balance?
4. What is the meniscus?
5. What is density and how is it calculated? Be able to use the formula!
6. List as many lab safety techniques as you can!
7. What are the major steps of the scientific method?
8. What is an independent variable? Dependent variable? Control?
9. KHDbDCM – Know the conversion acronym for metric units. Be able to convert between metric units.
For example: 145km = _______ m?
UNIT 2: Astronomy
Vocabulary: Geocentric, Heliocentric, Orbit, Ellipse/elliptical, Galaxy, Asteroid, Meteor, Meteorite,
Meteoroid, Satellite (natural), Universe, Comets, Gravity, Inertia, Big Bang Theory, Planet, Dwarf planet,
Terrestrial, Gas giant, Jovial planet, Planetary rings, Astronomical unit (AU), Light year, Rotation,
revolution, Phase, Eclipse, Solar eclipse, Lunar eclipse, Waning, Waxing, Crescent, Solstice, Equinox
Study Questions:
1.
How do the Sun, stars, and moon appear to move in the sky?
2.
How do the geocentric and heliocentric models of the solar system compare?
3.
Where is our solar system within the Milky Way galaxy?
4.
What are the types of galaxies?
5. What are some other objects in our solar system besides the Sun and planets,
and how do they compare in size and composition?
6. How does the Big Bang theory describe the formation of the universe?
7. How does gravity (and inertia) keep the planets and other objects in orbit?
8. Which planets are “inner” planets, and how do they differ from the outer planets?
9. Based on surface features (atmosphere and water), which planets might be able to support life?
10. How do the other planets compare to Earth’s size and distance from the Sun?
11. If half of the moon is always lit up, why do we see different shapes (such as crescents and gibbous)?
**Be able to identify the moon phases!
12. What causes solar and lunar eclipses, and why are lunar eclipses more common to see from any one
spot? ** Be able to identify solar vs lunar eclipses!
13. Why do many places on Earth experience seasons?
UNIT 3: Geology
Vocabulary: Mineral, inorganic, crystal (crystalline structure), element, compound, luster, fracture,
cleavage, Moh’s Hardness Scale, Rock, igneous rock, sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock,
crystallization, sediment, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation, strata, intrusive, extrusive,
Fossil, Rock cycle, Weathering, mechanical (physical) weathering, chemical weathering, Humus,
Continental drift theory, sea floor spreading, plate tectonics, Pangaea, mid-ocean ridge, trench,
continental slope, continental shelf, seamount, abyssal plain, Convergent boundary, transform
boundary, divergent boundary, subduction, oceanic crust, continental crust, Core, mantle, crust,
lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, convection current, magma, molten, density, earthquake,
tsunami, p-wave, s-wave, focus, epicenter, fold, strike/slip fault, normal fault, reverse fault, volcano,
Ring of Fire
Study Questions:
1. What’s the difference between a rock & a mineral? How are minerals identified?
2. How are rocks classified?
3. How are igneous rocks formed?
4. How are sedimentary rocks formed?
5. How can fossils be formed in sedimentary rocks? What can fossils tell us about the past?
6. How are metamorphic rocks formed?
7. How can rocks change from one type to another?
8. What are ways that rocks can be broken down into sediment?
9. How does sediment get moved?
10. What will cause sediment to settle down?
11. What’s soil made of and how does it form?
12. How can people contribute to soil erosion? How can they prevent it?
13. What is evidence for Alfred Wegener’s Continental Drift theory?
Why wasn’t it accepted? (didn’t explain how continents moved)
14. What inventions & discoveries lead to the sea floor spreading model?
15. What’s on the seafloor? Be able to label a map of the sea floor with
geological features.
16. What is the plate tectonics theory & what makes plates move?
17. What happens when plates collide & what earth features are found in these
plate boundaries?
18. What happens when plates pull apart & what earth features are found in these
plate boundaries?
19. What happens when plates slide past each other & what earth features are found
in these plate boundaries?
20. How are earthquakes related to plate movement?
21. How are earthquake waves recorded?
22. What can we learn about Earth’s interior from earthquakes & seismic waves?
23. How are volcanoes related to plate tectonics?