Earth's Craters

Earth's Craters

6th Grade

15 Qs

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Earth's Craters

Earth's Craters

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-2, MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS1-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Select all that apply to complex craters

they are large

ejecta is dispersed far away from the impact.

A mountain is pushed up in the middle of the impact.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the primary cause of craters on Earth?

Volcanic activity

Meteorite impacts

Tectonic movements

Erosion

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a characteristic of a simple crater?

Presence of a central peak

Flat floor

Terraced walls

Ejecta blanket

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the term for the material that is ejected during the formation of a crater?

Lava

Sediment

Ejecta

Ash

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which planet has the largest known impact crater in the solar system?

Earth

Mars

Venus

Mercury

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the name of the largest impact crater on Earth?

Chicxulub Crater

Vredefort Crater

Barringer Crater

Sudbury Basin

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does the size of an impactor affect the size of the crater it creates?

Larger impactors create smaller craters

Smaller impactors create larger craters

Larger impactors create larger craters

Size of impactor does not affect crater size

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