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G6 Science Semester 1 Review PART 2

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Brings thunderstorms and cooler temperatures.

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

2.

Leads to light rain and warmer weather.

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

3.

Causes prolonged precipitation.

a)

stationary front

b)

warm front

c)

cold front

d)

occluded front

4.

Can result in complex weather patterns like storms.

a)

cold front

b)

stationary front

c)

occluded front

d)

warm front

5.

Climates are classified according to two major factors: _______________ and _________________.

(a)  

6.

Warm air rises, cool air (a)   . (1 word! a homophone for something in your kitchen...)

7.

A (a)   is a disturbance in the atmosphere with strong winds, rain, thunder, or other severe weather. (1 word)

8.

(a)   form when warm, moist air rises, cools, and condenses into tiny water droplets or ice crystals. (1 word)

9.

Plate boundries: Plates move apart; can result in volcanic activity and earthquakes.

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

10.

A type of plate boundry.
Plates collide; often forms mountains or subduction zones leading to volcanoes.

(a)  

11.

Plate boundaries: plates slide past each other; causes earthquakes.

a)

transform

b)

divergent

c)

convergent

12.

Living near plate boundries is.......

a)

safe

b)

risky

13.

stress:
pulls rocks apart

(a)  

14.

stress:
pushes rocks together

(a)  

15.

stress:
causes rocks to slide past one another.

(a)  

16.

What are the three types of volcano? (choose all!)

a)

Cinder cone

b)

composite volcano

c)

shield volcano

d)

blast volcano

17.

volcanoes:
Steep, conical shape, made of ash and rock fragments.
(2 words!)


(a)  

18.

volcanoes:
Tall, symmetrical, layers of lava and ash, explosive eruptions.
(1 word)

(a)  

19.

volcanoes:
Broad, gently sloping, formed by lava flows.
(1 word)

(a)  

20.

a location where magma rises through the mantle, forming volcanoes, often in the middle of tectonic plates (e.g., Hawaii).
(2 words)

(a)  

21.

Over the last 120 years, the average temperature of the troposphere has__________________________.

a)

decreased

b)

increased

c)

disapeared

22.

molten rock beneath Earth’s surface. (1 word)

(a)  

23.

what are three kinds of evidence that tell us about past climates?

a)

ice cores

b)

tree rings

c)

sediment layers

d)

fossils

24.

What kind of boundries are going to have volcanoes?

a)

convergent and divergent

b)

convergent and transform

c)

transform and divergent

25.

(a)   is molten rock that has reached Earth's surface? (1 word)

26.

a supercontinent that existed millions of years ago, where all continents were joined before breaking apart due to plate tectonics.

a)

Pangea

b)

Hana

c)

Toshi

d)

Potato