6th Grade Topics 4-5 Vocabulary Quizs

related to the Earth, land, and rocks

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

The carrying of rocks to another area by water, wind, or ice

• Erosion

• Sedimentation

• Weathering

• Deposition

The coldest layer of the Earth's atmosphere where meteors burn up.

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

A large natural elevation of the Earth's surface rising above the land that takes millions of years to form.

• Hill

• Plateau

• Mountain

• Valley

A hill of sand created and shaped by wind.

• Dune

• Mound

• Cliff

• Plateau

An area or space under the surface where soft rock is dissolved by water over a long period of time and hollow areas are created.

• Caves

• Mountains

• Valleys

• Cliffs

The lowest layer of the atmosphere, where weather occurs and living things are found.

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

All the water on the Earth's surface

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

The outermost layer of the atmosphere, where satellites orbit Earth.

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

• Troposphere

The layers of gases surrounding the Earth.

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere