WorksheetsSOL 6.6, 6.7, 6.8 Review
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
6.6 The ozone layer is comprised of oxygen elements, O3, that protect living forms on Earth from ultraviolet radiation. The ozone layer is located within the ___.
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
troposphere
6.6 The force that air exerts on all objects is called ___.
air pressure
density
altitude
infrared radiation
6.6 The instrument that measures air pressure is known as ___.
a barometer
an anemometer
a thermometer
a psychrometer
6.6 As you go up a mountain, how does the air pressure change?
The pressure decreases
The pressure increases
The pressure stays the same
The pressure gets more variable
6.6 In which layer of the atmosphere does most weather occur?
the troposphere
the mesosphere
the thermosphere
the ionosphere
6.6 Which of the following is a principal cause of acid rain?
waste acid from chemical factories being pumped into rivers
acid from chemical laboratories evaporating into the air
gases from air conditioners and refrigerators escaping into the atmosphere
gases from burning coal and oil reacting with water in the atmosphere
6.6 The amount of water vapor in the air is called ___.
humidity
precipitation
condensation
evaporation
6.6 What type of weather front is moving closer to San Francisco?
Cold
Warm
Occluded
Stationary
6.7 Identify each abiotic factor than can affect a watershed.
Animals
Plant-life
Soil
Sunlight
Geology
6.7 The land that water flows across or through on its way to a body of water such as a stream, river, or bay is a/an ___.
watershed
wetland
aquifer
estuary
6.7 A person poured oil into a creek at the starred location on the Virginia map. What major body of water would most likely be harmed?
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
6.7 What watershed of Virginia is labeled number 1?
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
North Carolina Sounds Watershed
Mississippi River Watershed
Atlantic Watershed
6.7 A tributary of the Fredrick River is labeled number ___.
1
2
3
4
6.7 The areas labeled X and Z are known as the ___.
flood plain
riverbed
erosion
deposition
6.7 The graphic depicts a transition zone between dry land and a river. One function of this transition zone is to provide food and shelter for wildlife and fish. What does the graphic represent?
Wetland
Estuary
Divide
Stream
6.7 What is an estuary?
The widening channel of a river where it meets the sea, mixing fresh water and salt water.
A lowland area that is saturated with moisture that supports a natural habitat of wildlife.
An ecological community together with its environment, functioning as a unit.
The region draining into a river, river system, or other body of water.
6.7 The Chesapeake Bay is a/an ___.
estuary
ocean
river
lake
6.7 Where is water most likely to become contaminated?
Near a cattle farm
At the ocean bottom
By a dam
In a forest
6.7 Temperature, pH, and salinity are all examples of factors that are used to monitor ___.
water quality
the soil
the atmosphere
precipitation
6.8 What is primarily made of ice?
Comet
Meteorite
Meteor
Asteroid
6.8 Which planet is labeled with the number 9?
Uranus
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
6.8 Which is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Saturn
Earth
Venus
6.8 Which planet is NOT an outer planet?
Mars
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
6.8 What two factors affect the force of gravity between two objects in space?
The mass of each object and the distance between the objects
The volume of each object and the location between the objects
The orbit of each object and the acceleration between the objects
The inertia of each object and the tidal energy between the objects
6.8 What holds the solar system together?
the solar wind
electromagnetic forces
elliptical orbits
gravitational forces
6.8 Earth spinning on its axis is called ___.
rotation
retrograde rotation
revolution
orbit
6.8 Which statement about revolution is CORRECT?
The moon revolves around Earth and Earth revolves around the sun.
Earth revolves around the moon and the sun revolves around the Earth.
Planets are the only objects that revolve around anything in our universe.
The sun revolves around the planets and their moons.
6.8 What phase of the moon is labeled 8?
Waning crescent
Waxing gibbous
Waning gibbous
Waxing crescent
6.8 When the lit part of the moon appears to be getting larger, the moon is ___.
Waxing
Waning
Eclipsing
Increasing
6.8 Earth is different from the other planets in our solar system because it ___.
has oceans and lakes
makes up the majority of the mass of our solar system
has collided with meteorites
orbits a star
6.8 What causes the Earth to have seasons?
The tilt of the Earth's axis and the revolution of the Earth and the Sun
The distance of the Earth from the Sun
The tilt of the Earth's axis
The revolution of the Earth around the Sun
6.8 When the North Pole is tilted toward the Sun, it is ___.
summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere
winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere
summer in both hemispheres
winter in both hemispheres
6.8 What is the main cause of the tides on Earth?
The gravitational pull of the moon
The gravitational pull of the Earth
The revolution of the Earth around the Sun
The rotation of the Earth on its axis
6.8 The first artificial satellite orbited by any country was called ___.
Sputnik
Vanguard
Glasnost
Orbiter
