Grade 6 - Earth Science

Grade 6 - Earth Science

Landforms, planets, life cycles, natural disasters, biomes, countries etc ....

Phases of the moon

• What they are.......

• What they look like.......

Phases of the moon

There are EIGHT major phases of the moon.

Starting from New moon working to Waning crescent and then starting again at New moon. When the illuminated surface of the moon is getting bigger (shadow on the left) we say the moon is waxing. When the the illuminated surface of the moon is getting smaller (shadow on the right) we say the moon is waning.

Multiple Choice

Name the moon phase depicted (shown) labeled E.

• New moon

• Full moon

• Waxing gibbous moon

• Waning crescent moon

Multiple Choice

Name the moon phase depicted (shown) labeled H.

• New moon

• Full moon

• Waxing gibbous moon

• Waning crescent moon

Multiple Choice

Name the moon phase depicted (shown) labeled D.

• New moon

• Full moon

• Waxing gibbous moon

• Waning crescent moon

Earth's layers

• Crust

• Outer core

• Inner core

Earth's layers

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

Multiple Choice

Which layer is labeled with a D?

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Crust

• Mantle

Multiple Choice

Which layer is labeled with a B?

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Crust

• Mantle

The water cycle

• evaporation (1)

• condensation (2)

• transpiration (3)

• precipitation (4)

• run-off (5)

• infiltration/percolation (6)

• collection (7)

The water cycle explained

• evaporation - (heating up of water by the sun to form water vapour)

• condensation - (cooling down of water vapour, to form a liquid)

• transpiration - (evaporation from plants)

• precipitation - (water molecules become big enough to be affected by gravity and fall to earth)

• run-off - (water that falls on hard soil and runs off the ground instead of seeping into the ground)

• infiltration/percolation - (the water seeps into the earth)

• collection - (underground water collects and reverts back to the ocean or lakes)

Multiple Choice

What process is labeled 4?

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

• precipitation

• collection

Multiple Choice

What process is labeled 1?

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

• precipitation

• collection

Multiple Choice

What process is labeled 7?

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

• precipitation

• collection

The planets in our solar system

There are EIGHT planets in our solar system. Pluto used to be classified as a planet, but has since been de-classified and is now considered a dwarf-planet. The eight planets are listed on the right in order. The first four (closest to the sun) are the INNER planets, and the last four are the OUTER planets.

The four INNER planets (made of rock)

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

The four OUTER planets (made of gas)

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

Multiple Choice

Which planet is labeled 5?

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Pluto

Multiple Choice

Which planet is labeled 3?

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Pluto

Multiple Choice

Which planet is labeled 1?

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Mercury

Multiple Choice

Which planet is labeled 7?

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Mercury

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the biggest planet?

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Mercury

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the planet known for it's rings?

• Saturn

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Mercury

Multiple Select

Select the names of the four inner planets.

• Earth

• Mercury

• Uranus

• Venus

• Mars