SS 6th Grade Vocabulary Quiz

rain that is polluted by gasses released into the air by the burning of fossil fuels

• Smog

• Acid Rain

• Nuclear Fallout

• Air Pollution

What is smog?

• 1. rain that is polluted by gasses released into the air by the burning of fossil fuels

• An economic system based on cultural traditions passed down from generation to generation

• 1. when a person starts/creates a business, innovations or ideas

• 1. A visible haze of air pollution that is caused when air pollutants mix and react with sunlight

An environmental issue; the systematic cutting down of trees that eventually leads to poor soil over time

• Desalination

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• Defrost

What is debt?

• How much money someone owes

• Stocks and bonds

• Savings

• a plan on how to spend your money

An artificial (man-made) waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland

• Strait

• Funnel

• Canal

• Gulf

1. A record of how you plan to spend your money is called a BUDGET

• True

• False

The country of Panama created a man-made structure that allows boats and ships to pass from between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• Strait

• Canal

• Gulf

• Debt

Savannah owes Alicia $100 after she borrowed the money for a concert

• Budget

• Invest

• Debt

• Savings

Chinese factories burn tons of fossil fuels each year. The gases combine with moisture in the atmosphere and cause damage when the precipitation falls. This is an example of: 

• Acid Rain

• Smog

• Nuclear Fallout

• Drought

Bania lives in a small village in the forests Congo. One day, logging trucks begin harvesting lumber and clearing land. Soon, the forests were transformed into fields for agriculture. This is an example of:

• Desertification

• Desalination

• Defrost

• Deforestation