6th Grade Earth Science Interim 1 Past Paper PDF

Title: 6th Grade Earth Science [Teacher Edition] Name: Interim 1 Question: 1 An image of Earth's layers is shown below. What is the name of region B? A. crust B. mantle C. lithosphere D. hydrosphere I...

Title: 6th Grade Earth Science [Teacher Edition] Name: Interim 1 Question: 1 An image of Earth's layers is shown below. What is the name of region B? A. crust B. mantle C. lithosphere D. hydrosphere Item ID: 753319 Revision: 2423304 Standard: S6E5.a Tags: Banks: Inspect Premium | Progress Testing HSS/Science Depth of Knowledge: 1 - Recall Revised Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 - Remembering Illuminate Itembank™. Stop: You have finished the assessment. Question: 2 The nearly continuous layer of rock around Earth is the A. atmosphere. B. biosphere. C. hydrosphere. D. lithosphere. Item ID: 751309 Revision: 2418284 Standard: S6E5.a Tags: Banks: Inspect Premium | Progress Testing HSS/Science Depth of Knowledge: 1 - Recall Revised Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 - Remembering Question: 3 Which layers of the Earth make up the solid rigid layer of rock that contains the plates that cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? A. the inner and outer core B. the atmosphere and crust C. the lower mantle and outer core D. the crust and upper mantel Item ID: 741921 Revision: 2398157 Standard: S6E5.a Tags: Banks: Inspect Premium | Progress Testing HSS/Science Depth of Knowledge: 1 - Recall Revised Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 - Remembering Directions: Read the passage below and answer the question(s) that follow Passage Analyzing Earth's Layers Illuminate Itembank™. Stop: You have finished the assessment. Earth is made up of four layers: the inner core, the outer core, the mantle, and the crust. The image shows a graph of the thickness of each of Earth's layers next to a diagram of Earth. The table contains information about Earth's layers. Layer What it is made of Temperature Crust Solid rocks and minerals 200-400 °C Mantle Solid rocks, liquid rocks, and minerals 1,000-3,700 °C Outer core Liquid metals 4,500-5,500 °C Inner core Solid metals 6,000 °C Question: 4 The deepest hole ever drilled into Earth's surface is around 12 kilometers deep. Which of Earth's layers does the deepest hole reach? A. the crust The crust is around 70 kilometers deep, which means the deepest hole ever dug is in Earth's crust. B. the mantle The deepest hole only reaches into Earth's crust, not the mantle. C. the outer core The deepest hole only reaches into Earth's crust, not the outer core. D. the inner core The deepest hole only reaches into Earth's crust, not the inner core. Item ID: 3554911 Revision: 5460297 Standard: S6E5.a Tags: Bank: Inspect Premium Depth of Knowledge: 2 - Skills and Concepts Revised Bloom's Taxonomy: 4 - Analyzing Illuminate Itembank™. Stop: You have finished the assessment. Question: 5 Which TWO sentences describe Earth's mantle? A. Earth's mantle is thinner than the crust. Earth's crust is thinner than the mantle, not the other way around. B. Earth's mantle is colder than the outer core. The temperature of the outer core ranges from 4,500 °C to 5,500 °C, while the mantle ranges from 1,000 °C to 3,700 °C, making the mantle colder than the outer core. C. Earth's mantle is warmer than the outer core. The outer core is warmer than the mantle, not the other way around. D. Earth's mantle is the thickest of Earth's layers. Earth's mantle is about 2,900 kilometers thick, which is the thickest of Earth's layers. E. Earth's mantle is made up of the same materials as the inner core. Earth's mantle is made up of solid and liquid rocks and minerals while the inner core is made up of solid metals, making them made of different, not the same, materials. Item ID: 3554912 Revision: 5460298 Standard: S6E5.a Tags: Bank: Inspect Premium Depth of Knowledge: 2 - Skills and Concepts Revised Bloom's Taxonomy: 4 - Analyzing End of Passage Illuminate Itembank™. Stop: You have finished the assessment. Question: 6 Which layer of Earth is the least dense? A. crust B. inner core C. outer core D. mantle Item ID: 753320 Revision: 2423305 Standard: S6E5.a Tags: Banks: Inspect Premium | Progress Testing HSS/Science Depth of Knowledge: 2 - Skills and Concepts Revised Bloom's Taxonomy: 2 - Understanding Question: 7 According to the theory of plate tectonics, where do activities such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur? A. along plate boundaries B. in the centers of plates C. above the surfaces of plates D. in the outer regions of plates Item ID: 768518 Revision: 2457408 Standard: S6E5.f Tags: Banks: Inspect Premium | Progress Testing HSS/Science Depth of Knowledge: 1 - Recall Illuminate Itembank™. Stop: You have finished the assessment. Question: 8 Item is not printable. Item ID: 2924905 Revision: 4396104 Standard: S6E5.f Tags: Banks: Inspect Premium | Progress Testing HSS/Science Depth of Knowledge: 1 - Recall Question: 9 Item is not printable. Item ID: 2641042 Revision: 3921162 Standard: S6E5.f Tags: Banks: Inspect Premium | Progress Testing HSS/Science Depth of Knowledge: 2 - Skills and Concepts Directions: Read the passage below and answer the question(s) that follow Passage Large and Small Geoscience Processes Earth's surface is constantly changing due to the interactions between its systems. Some changes are microscopic (small spatial scale), while others are very large (large spatial scale). In addition, some changes happen very quickly (small time scale), while others happen very slowly (large time scale). Earth's tectonic plates are made of oceanic and continental crusts. The plates are constantly moving due to convection in Earth's hot interior, where hot mantle rises and cooler mantle sinks down. Many changes occur at boundaries where the plates meet. There are three main types of plate boundaries: transform, divergent, and convergent. At transform boundaries, plates slide past each other, at divergent boundaries, plates move apart. At convergent boundaries, plates move toward each other, resulting in both plates being pushed up or one plate subducting under the other. Earth's plate boundaries are shown. Some of Earth's tallest mountains are forming from two continental plates converging. As mountains grow taller each year, they are being acted on by geoscience processes. Wind and water can change the mountain through weathering and erosion. The eroded mountain material can then be transformed in the rock cycle. A Illuminate Itembank™. Stop: You have finished the assessment. mountain and rock cycle is shown. Illuminate Itembank™. Stop: You have finished the assessment. Question: 10 The continent of South America and the continent of Africa are shaped like puzzle pieces that fit together. The Mid-Atlantic ridge is found at the boundary between the South American plate and the African plate. Using the passage information, what is true about the boundary and the two plates? A. The Mid-Atlantic ridge is a divergent boundary, and the plates are moving toward each other. Plates move away from, not toward, each other at a divergent boundary. B. The Mid-Atlantic ridge is a convergent boundary, and the plates are moving toward each other. The passage shows that the boundary is divergent, not convergent, and the plates are moving away from, not toward, each other. C. The Mid-Atlantic ridge is a divergent boundary, and the plates are moving away from each other. At a divergent boundary, plates move away from each other. The Mid-Atlantic ridge is a divergent boundary where new oceanic crust is formed. D. The Mid-Atlantic ridge is a convergent boundary, and the plates are moving away from each other. The passage shows the boundary is divergent, not convergent. Item ID: 2924342 Revision: 4395519 Standard: S6E5.f Tags: Bank: Inspect Premium Depth of Knowledge: 2 - Skills and Concepts Question: 11 Item is not printable. Item ID: 2925269 Revision: 4396470 Standard: S6E5.f Tags: Bank: Inspect Premium Depth of Knowledge: 2 - Skills and Concepts Illuminate Itembank™. Stop: You have finished the assessment. Question: 12 The image shows the locations of the Appalachian Mountains and the Caledonian Mountains on their continents. What would provide the BEST evidence that the two continents were once joined and are moving apart due to plate motions? A. The Appalachian Mountains and the Caledonian Mountains are similar in weather and climate. Having a similar climate does not provide evidence of plate motions. B. The Appalachian Mountains and the Caledonian Mountains are similar in age and composition. Rock that is similar in age and composition provides evidence that it formed in the same location, indicating the continents were once joined and have moved apart. C. The Appalachian Mountains and the Caledonian Mountains both undergo weathering and erosion. All mountains undergo weathering and erosion; this is not evidence of plate motions. D. The Appalachian Mountains and the Caledonian Mountains both contain rock from the rock cycle. All rock on Earth is part of the rock cycle; this does not provide the best evidence that the continents were once joined and have moved apart. Item ID: 2924340 Revision: 4395517 Standard: S6E5.f Tags: Bank: Inspect Premium Depth of Knowledge: 2 - Skills and Concepts End of Passage Illuminate Itembank™. Stop: You have finished the assessment. Question: 13 Analyze the image above. Identify TWO claims that can be made based on the image. A. The position of the continents has remained unchanged over the past 245 millions years. B. There was one supercontinent called Pangea 245 millions years ago. C. There were no oceans 245 millions years ago. D. Two supercontinents existed 135 millions years ago. E. There are currently 7 continents that will remained unchanged in the future. Item ID: 4847783 Revision: 7095077 Tags: Depth of Knowledge: 1 - Recall Difficulty: Medium Revised Bloom's Taxonomy: 2 - Understanding Illuminate Itembank™. Stop: You have finished the assessment. Question: 14 The following statements provide evidence that supports the idea of continental drift or plate tectonics EXCEPT A. The continents fit together like puzzle pieces. B. Identifical rocks and fossils are found on separate continents. C. Younger rocks are located closer to mid-ocean ridges. D. Earthquakes occur in the middle of continental plates. Item ID: 4848945 Revision: 7097690 Standard: S6E5.f Tags: Depth of Knowledge: 2 - Skills and Concepts Difficulty: Medium Revised Bloom's Taxonomy: 2 - Understanding Directions: Read the passage below and answer the question(s) that follow Passage Continental Change Earth has not always looked like it does now. Two hundred and fifty million years ago, the continents were one big landmass known as Pangea (Pangaea). The Atlantic and Indian Oceans did not exist. The landmass was encircled by one large ocean. Over time, the landmass began to break apart. The large pieces of broken land drifted away from one another to create the continents we know today. The idea of this movement of land is known as continental drift. The timeline shows the movement of the land. Studying fossils has helped scientists arrive at the theory of continental drift. Without oceans between them, landmasses were once connected to each other and organisms could easily travel from continent to continent. Similar fossils were found on continents that are now separated by huge distances. Four main fossil types —Mesosaurus, Cynognathus, Lystrosaurus, and Glossopteris—provide evidence for continental movement over time. The Mesosaurus was a freshwater reptile that lived before dinosaurs. Cynognathus and Lystrosaurus were land reptiles. They lived on land and could not swim. Glossopteris plants had large, bulky seeds. The diagram shows the fossil distribution of how the organisms could have existed when landmasses were closer together. Illuminate Itembank™. Stop: You have finished the assessment. Question: 15 Glossopteris plants had large, bulky seeds that would have been difficult to distribute over long distances. Which MOST LIKELY explains why Glossopteris fossils were found on all five continents? A. The plants were once mobile. Plants are not mobile. B. The plants had few predators. Having few predators would explain a large population size, but not the distribution of plants across the continents. C. The landmasses once contained freshwater. Containing freshwater does not explain how the seeds could have been distributed to the different continents. D. The landmasses were once joined together. The landmasses must have been close enough for the large, bulky seeds to be distributed. Item ID: 2500840 Revision: 3660109 Standard: S6E5.g Tags: Bank: Inspect Premium Depth of Knowledge: 2 - Skills and Concepts Illuminate Itembank™. Stop: You have finished the assessment. Question: 16 The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A: What evidence does the discovery of the Glossopteris provide? The five continents were once connected. Plants were once capable of moving. Ocean waters have evaporated. All plants can live in any environment. Part B: Which answer provides an explanation for the answer choice in Part A? Africa and America have different climates. The locations of the oceans have changed. Glossopteris plants had bulky seeds. Glossopteris fossils were found on all continents. Item ID: 2503003 Revision: 3662442 Standard: S6E5.g Tags: Bank: Inspect Premium Depth of Knowledge: 3 - Strategic Thinking End of Passage Illuminate Itembank™. Stop: You have finished the assessment. Question: 17 Choose the picture that shows a mineral. A. B. C. D. Item ID: 754300 Revision: 2424785 Standard: S6E5.b Tags: Banks: Inspect Premium | Progress Testing HSS/Science Depth of Knowledge: 2 - Skills and Concepts Illuminate Itembank™. Stop: You have finished the assessment.  Revised Bloom's Taxonomy: 4 - Analyzing Question: 18 Which of the following characteristics is a property that scientists use when identifying minerals? A. luster B. volume C. length D. mass Item ID: 753327 Revision: 2423312 Standard: S6E5.b Tags: Banks: Inspect Premium | Progress Testing HSS/Science Depth of Knowledge: 1 - Recall Revised Bloom's Taxonomy: 2 - Understanding Illuminate Itembank™. Stop: You have finished the assessment. Question: 19 The graph and table show information about hardness, streak, and luster of various minerals. Mineral Streak Luster Adamite White Glassy Bismuth Silver Metallic Chondrodite Gray Glassy Graphite Black Metallic Jasper White Glassy Leucite White Glassy Chromite Black Metallic Minerals can be used by humans in many ways. The most widely used minerals have a hardness of 5 or less. Select all of the minerals listed in the graph and table that are most likely to be used by humans. A. Adamite B. Bismuth C. Chondrodite D. Chromite E. Graphite F. Jasper G. Leucite Item ID: 766676 Revision: 2453612 Standard: S6E5.b Tags: Illuminate Itembank™. Stop: You have finished the assessment. Banks: Inspect Premium | Progress Testing HSS/Science  Depth of Knowledge: 2 - Skills and Concepts Revised Bloom's Taxonomy: 4 - Analyzing Question: 20 A. light-colored, cube-shaped, easily scratched by a fingernail B. light-colored, can be scratched by a glass plate, makes a white streak C. white in color, can be scratched by a steel knife, makes a brown streak D. transparent in color, six-sided shape, easily scratches a glass plate or steel knife Item ID: 4848893 Revision: 7097489 Standard: S6E5.b Tags: Depth of Knowledge: 3 - Strategic Thinking Difficulty: High Revised Bloom's Taxonomy: 4 - Analyzing Illuminate Itembank™. Stop: You have finished the assessment.