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Grade 6 Term 1 Vocabulary - Module 3

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is weather?

a)

The amount of moisture in the air

b)

The number of clouds in the sky

c)

The speed of the wind

d)

The state of the atmosphere at any particular time.

2.
What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
elevation
d)
precipitation
3.

The Polar regions are-

a)

at the opposite ends of the Earth

b)

next to each other

c)

only in Antartica

d)

None

4.

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into north and south is the

a)

Earth great divider

b)

Ecuador

c)

equator

d)

game changer

5.
Latitude lines go from east to west.
a)
True
b)
False
6.

_______is a measure of the reflective characteristics of the Earth's surface.

a)

Albedo Effect

b)

Greenhouse Effect

c)

Climate Effect

7.
Albedo can best be described as...
a)
the temperature at the equator
b)
the amount of solar radiation absorbed
c)
the amount of solar radiation reflected
d)
the air pressure during El Nino
8.
Pressure is the effect of
a)
the weight of all the air above pressing down
b)
water vapor in the atmosphere
c)
greenhouse gases
d)
solar radiation
9.

A high pressure system creates "happy" weather (sunny, clear weather)

a)

true

b)

false

10.

A low pressure system brings "lousy" weather (cloudy, rainy weather).

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Which is the best explanation for how air masses move across the United States?

a)

The trade winds move air masses from west to east across the United States.

b)

The polar easteriles move air masses from west to east across the United States.

c)

The prevailing westerlies move air masses from west to east across the United States but may be deflected by the jet stream.

d)

The warm air of the Gulf Stream causes air masses to move from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

12.

The Coriolis Effect is caused by what?

a)

The wind blowing

b)

Earth's gravity pulling things down

c)

The rotation of the Earth

d)

The pull of the Moon

13.

Westerlies blow in which direction?

a)

West to East

b)

North to South

c)

South to North

d)

East to West

14.

Easterlies blow in which direction?

a)

East to West

b)

North to South

c)

South to North

d)

West to East

15.

What type of water is in the Ocean?

a)

regular water

b)

salt water

c)

fresh water

16.
masses of ocean water that flow from one place to another
a)
surface current
b)
ocean current
c)
gyres
d)
upwelling
17.

Which picture shows Coriolis Effect?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

The amount of water vapor in the air is known as ___.

a)

dew point

b)

humidty

c)

relative humidity

d)

rain

19.
What kind of weather happens during a warm front?
a)
Light rain or light snow
b)
Heavy rain or heavy snow
c)
Clear skies, temp. warms
d)
Clear skies, temp. cools
20.
What kind of weather happens during a cold front?
a)
Light rain or light snow
b)
Heavy rain or heavy snow
c)
Clear skies, temp. warms
d)
Clear skies, temp. cools
21.

Name that front.

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

22.

1. This side of the mountain is dry and desert like because of the rain shadow effect.

a)

Leeward

b)

Sideward

c)

Windward

d)

Land

23.

What landform causes the rain shadow effect?

a)

Mountains

b)

Lakes

c)

Plains

d)

Valleys

24.

This side of the mountain is where the wind originates and evaporation occurs

a)

windward

b)

leeward

c)

rain shadow

d)

prevailing winds