6th Grade Vocabulary Assessment Earth's Layers and Minerals

What is the correct definition of the word "Crust?"

• The brittle, rock, outer layer of Earth

• The middle layer in the solid part of the Earth

• A type of molten rock

The _____ is a thick middle layer in the solid part of the Earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the correct definition of the word "Core?"

• The dense metallic center of the Earth

• The light center of the Earth

• A way for minerals to abosrb light

Which answer BEST describes the word "Magnetosphere?"

• The inner and outer part of the magnetic field that interacts with charged particles

• The inner part of the magentic field that interacts with charged particles

• The outer part of the magnetic field that interacts with charged particles

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

A _____ is a topographic feature formed by processes that shape Earth's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which picture describes "landforms with high relief and high elevation?"

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True or False? A "plain" is a landform with low relief and low elevation.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the correct definition of the word "Plateaus?"

• Areas with low relief and high elevation

• Areas with low relief and low elevation

• Areas that are flat

Which answer BEST describes the word "mineral?"

• A naturally occuring inorganic liquid with a definite chemical compostition and an orderly arrangement of atoms and ions

• A naturally occuring inorganic solid with a definite chemical compostition and an orderly arrangement of atoms and ions

• An unnaturally occuring inorganic solid with a definite chemical compostition and an orderly arrangement of atoms and ions

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the correct definition of the word "Crystalization?"

• The process that occurs when particles dissolved in a liquid or solidify and form crystals

• Not formed from biologic regions

• The way a mineral reflects or absorbs light at it's surface

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4