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WorksheetsGrade 6 Term 3 Revision 2022- 2023
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 34mins
When water evaporates, it enters the _____.
atmosphere
biosphere
geosphere
hydrosphere
As water travels through the water cycle, it remains in storage areas for periods of time. These storage areas are called which of the following?
receptacles
reservoirs
condensation
hydrosphere
_________is the opposite of evaporation.
preccipitation
crystallization
condensation
storage
Water evaporates from _____.
bodies of water
from trees
humans
all of the above
When water droplets in a cloud combine, become too heavy, and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, we are experiencing _____.
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
transpiration
What drives the movement of water in the water cycle?
sunlight and gravity
gravity and electricity
sunlight and magnetism
electricity and magnetism
A student goes the beach. She thinks that at night the sand will get cooler faster than the water. Which describes the student's thinking?
She is correct because the sandy beach will absorb thermal energy more slowly than the ocean
She is correct because the specific heat of water is higher than of the sandy beach.
She is incorrect because the specific heat of land and water are not different.
She is incorrect because the ocean releases heat to the air more quickly than land
Sea and land breezes are caused because ____.
the land heats and cools more slowly than the water
the land heats and cools more quickly than the water
air moves more easily over water than over land
air moves more easily over land than over water
What is the cause of the Coriolis Effect?
Earth's rotation
the tilt of Earth's axis
the distance of Earth from the Sun
Earth's position in its orbit
Which type of system is shown in the figure?
cold front
low pressure
stationary front
high pressure
Which is NOT something used to determine a region's climate?
amount of precipitation
number of people
average temperature
kinds of plants
How does the climate in area B compare to the climate in area A?
colder
wetter
windier
drier
What causes differences in air pressure?
even heating of the Earth
Even cooling of the earth
uneven heating of the earth
global warming
Air at the poles is colder and denser so it_______________.
rises
circulates
stagnates
sinks
