Science 6 Finals Review

What does the rotation of the Earth cause?

• Summer

• Gravity

• Day and night

• Seasons

Why do stars like our Sun look only like points of light to us on Earth?

• They are much farther away than our Sun.

• They aren't as bright.

• They are smaller.

• They are a different color.

The sun is an average sized...

• Moon

• Planet

• Asteroid

• Star

Weather is caused by...

• The type of rock

• The uneven heating of the Earth's surface

• The wind and rain

• The movement of the Earth's plates

What is the difference between climate and weather?

• Weather is day to day and climate is over a period of time.

• Weather is on Earth and climate is over the ocean.

• Weather is wind, rain and storms and climate is sun and clear skies.

• Weather is in a certain place and climate is everywhere.

At which phase of the moon do we see the most amount of visible light on Earth?

• Full moon

• New Moon

• Waning Gibbous

• First quarter

What day of the year is the Sun at its highest point in the sky at noon here in New York?

• November 21

• January 21

• June 21

• August 21

What is the outer layer of the Earth's surface called?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Inner core

• Outer core

What is a front?

• A boundary separating two different air masses

• A kind of winter storm

• A climate change

• The way weather tends to move across land

Where are earthquakes and volcanoes most likely to occur?

• The middle of continents

• Plate boundaries

• Close to the ocean

• New York State