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Science Chapter 6 Study Guide



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

The Moon is a planet.
 

 2. 

It takes 36 hours for the Earth to make one rotation.
 

 3. 

The Earth revolves around the Sun.
 

 4. 

It takes the Earth 365 days to make one revolution around the Sun.
 

Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
 

 5. 

A mineral containing a useful substance is called a(n) __________________.
 

 

 6. 

Hot, molten rock deep below Earth’s surface is called _________________.
 

 

 7. 

A mineral that is valued for being rare and beautiful is a(n) _____________.
 

 

 8. 

A rock formed when melted rock material cools and hardens is a(n) _______________ _________.
 

 

 9. 

A rock from space that strikes a surface is a(n) _____________________.
 

 

 10. 

An object that travels around a star in an ellipse-shaped path is a(n) _________________.
 

 

 11. 

An earthquake is related to a crack in the crust called a(n) _______________.
 

 

 12. 

A rock formed when bits of matter join together is a(n) ________________________ __________.
 

 

 13. 

The tendency of a moving object to keep moving in a straight line is __________________.
 

 

 14. 

The rocky surface that makes up the top of Earth’s lithosphere is the ________________.
 

 

 15. 

What does a mineral with a metallic luster look like? ________________
 

 

 16. 

Fold mountains are caused by what force? ________________________
 

 

 17. 

What causes weathering and erosion on the Moon? _________________________
 

 

 18. 

Farmers can protect the mineral content of soil by adding ___________________ and rotating crops.
 

 

 19. 

Any remains or imprint of living things of the past is called a(n) ___________________.           
 

 

 20. 

Once magma flows out to the surface it is called _______________________.
 

 

Other
 

 21. 

WORD BANK:  sedimentary rock, ore, fossil, fertilizers, meteorite, magma, compression, igneous rock, crust, gem, lava,  fault, meteorites, planet, shiny, inertia
 



 
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