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6th Grade Science Climate and Climate Change Test Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place?

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

2.

What are the average, long-term conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area?

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

3.

What are monsoons?

a)

Streams of water within the oceans that move in regular patterns.

b)

Breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons.

c)

The directional winds that usually blow in a region.

4.

What are ocean currents?

a)

Streams of water within the oceans that move in regular patterns.

b)

Breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons.

c)

The directional winds that usually blow in a region.

5.

What are prevailing winds?

a)

Streams of water within the oceans that move in regular patterns.

b)

Breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons.

c)

The directional winds that usually blow in a region.

6.

The north end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun in:

a)

December

b)

June

c)

April

d)

September

7.

The south end of the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun in:

a)

March

b)

June

c)

September

d)

December

8.

Which current helps keep California coastal climates cooler in the summer?

a)

California Current

b)

Gulf Stream

c)

Davidson current

9.

Which current helps keep California coastal climates mild in winter?

a)

California Current

b)

Gulf Stream

c)

Davidson Current

10.

El Nino is a:

a)

Short-term cold-water event

b)

Short-term warm-water event

11.

Rain forests are

a)

Tropical grasslands

b)

Also called prairies

c)

Thick forests that get large amounts of rain year round.

12.

What is a major cause of ozone depletion?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Greenhouse gases

c)

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

13.

What is a microclimate?

a)

A small area with climate conditions different from those around it.

b)

A large area with climate conditions different from those around it.

c)

A small area with climate conditions the same as those around it.

14.

What is upwelling?

a)

Small area with climate conditions different from those around it.

b)

Gradual warming of the Earth's atmosphere

c)

The motion that brings up tiny ocean organisms, minerals, and other nutrients from the deepest layers of the water.

15.

The seasons are a result of the tilt of Earth's:

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Orbit

c)

Axis

16.

Tropical grasslands

a)

steppes

b)

savannas

c)

chaparrals

d)

tundras

17.

Permafrost

a)

Permanently frozen ice

b)

Permanently frozen soil

18.

Scientists measure changing levels of carbon dioxide using:

2 Possible answers (1 we studied)

a)

Infra red sensors

b)

Ice core samples

c)

Tree rings

19.

Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere are called

a)

Greenhouse gases

b)

Chlorofluorocarbons

20.

What is the windward side of a mountain?

a)

The side that wind hits first and where rain or snow falls

b)

The side that is downwind and is in a rain shadow

21.

What is the leeward side of a mountain?

a)

The side that wind hits first and where rain or snow falls

b)

The side that is downwind and is in a rain shadow