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Worksheets6th Grade Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the correct definition for Acid Rain?
a)
bad weather
b)
rain that contains harmful amounts of poisons due to pollution
2.
What is the correct definition for Agriculture?
a)
growing crops
b)
pollution
c)
not genuine; counterfeit.
d)
the practice of growing crops and raising lifestock
3.
What is the correct definition for Altitude?
a)
the height above sea level
b)
the expression that shows the importance of something
c)
a wild dog of Australia
4.
What is the correct definition for Canopy?
a)
a umbrella that keeps you dry from the rain
b)
to control totally
c)
the umbrella like covering formed by the tops of trees in a rain forest
d)
umbrella
5.
What is the correct definition for Climate?
a)
weather testing
b)
the average weather in an area over a long period time
6.
what is the correct definition for deforestation?
a)
the action of clearing a wide area of trees
b)
clear cutting
c)
chopping down trees
d)
cut down (an area of forest) in order to exploit the timber commercially.
7.
what is the correct definition for emissions?
a)
registering for classes
b)
the production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.
c)
deforestation
d)
acid rain
8.
what is the correct definition for equator?
a)
a line of longitude that runs around the earth
b)
a line of latitude that runs around the middle of earth
9.
what is the correct definition for harsh?
a)
unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.
b)
cruel or severe.
c)
physically uncomfortable; desolate; stark
d)
all of the above
10.
what is the correct definition for Logging?
a)
enter (an incident or fact) in the log of a ship or aircraft or in another systematic record.
b)
cut down (an area of forest) in order to exploit the timber commercially.
11.
what is the correct definition for Mountain?
a)
a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
b)
a line of mountains connected by high ground.
c)
the expression of deep sorrow for someone who has died, typically involving following certain conventions such as wearing black clothes.
d)
mountain lion
12.
materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
a)
natural recources
b)
amazon river
c)
rain forest
d)
brazil
13.
what is the correct definition for oil spills?
a)
An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. The term is usually given to marineoil spills, where oil is released into the ocean or coastal waters, but spills may also occur on land.
b)
an accidental release of oil into a body of water, as from a tanker, offshore drilling rig, or underwater pipeline, often presenting a hazard to marine life and the environment. Origin of oil spill. 1965-1970. First recorded in 1965-70. Examples from the Web for oil spill.
14.
what is the correct definition for Pollution?
a)
the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.
b)
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light. Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants.
15.
what is the correct definition for population?
a)
all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.
b)
population. A group of individuals of the same species occupying a particular geographic area. Populations may be relatively small and closed, as on an island or in a valley, or they may be more diffuse and without a clear boundary between them and a neighboring population of the same species.
16.
what is the correct definition for rain forest?
a)
a luxuriant, dense forest rich in biodiversity, found typically in tropical areas with consistently heavy rainfall.
b)
a place that always rains
c)
a jungle where deer live
17.
what is the correct definition for tropical
a)
a nice day relaxing at the beach, for instance Hawaii
b)
of, typical of, or peculiar to the tropics.
c)
of or involving a trope; figurative
d)
adjective. The definition of tropical is something related to the tropics - the warm, hot areas located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. Warm and humid weather often associated with the tropics is an example of tropicalweather. YourDictionary definition and usage example.
18.
what is the correct definition for tropic of capricorn
a)
cornflower
b)
the parallel of latitude 23°26ʹ north tropic of Cancer or south tropic of Capricorn of the equator.
c)
Definition of Tropic of Capricorn. :the parallel of latitude that is approximately 23¹/₂ degrees south of the equator and that is the southernmost latitude reached by the overhead sun. First Known Use: 1625.
19.
what is the correct definition for tropic off cancer
a)
the parallel of latitude 23°26ʹ north tropic of Cancer or south tropic of Capricorn of the equator.
b)
Imaginary line that circles the Earth about one-quarter of the way from the equator to the North Pole. The sun is directly overhead at the June solstice.
20.
what is the correct definition for vegetation
a)
plants considered collectively, especially those found in a particular area or habitat."the chalk cliffs are mainly sheer with little vegetation"
b)
the action or process of vegetating, like planting crops
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