WorksheetsGrade 6 Term 1 Vocabulary - Module 3
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is weather?
The amount of moisture in the air
The number of clouds in the sky
The speed of the wind
The state of the atmosphere at any particular time.
The Polar regions are-
at the opposite ends of the Earth
next to each other
only in Antartica
None
The imaginary line that divides the Earth into north and south is the
Earth great divider
Ecuador
equator
game changer
_______is a measure of the reflective characteristics of the Earth's surface.
Albedo Effect
Greenhouse Effect
Climate Effect
A high pressure system creates "happy" weather (sunny, clear weather)
true
false
A low pressure system brings "lousy" weather (cloudy, rainy weather).
true
false
Which is the best explanation for how air masses move across the United States?
The trade winds move air masses from west to east across the United States.
The polar easteriles move air masses from west to east across the United States.
The prevailing westerlies move air masses from west to east across the United States but may be deflected by the jet stream.
The warm air of the Gulf Stream causes air masses to move from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by what?
The wind blowing
Earth's gravity pulling things down
The rotation of the Earth
The pull of the Moon
Westerlies blow in which direction?
West to East
North to South
South to North
East to West
Easterlies blow in which direction?
East to West
North to South
South to North
West to East
What type of water is in the Ocean?
regular water
salt water
fresh water
Which picture shows Coriolis Effect?
The amount of water vapor in the air is known as ___.
dew point
humidty
relative humidity
rain
Name that front.
Cold Front
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Occluded Front
1. This side of the mountain is dry and desert like because of the rain shadow effect.
Leeward
Sideward
Windward
Land
What landform causes the rain shadow effect?
Mountains
Lakes
Plains
Valleys
This side of the mountain is where the wind originates and evaporation occurs
windward
leeward
rain shadow
prevailing winds
