Name ______Date______
Science 6 Ms. Levine/Ms. Weir
Final Review Sheets
Why does the sun appear to move across the sky?
What causes day and night?______
About how long does it take for the Earth to orbit the Sun. ______
About how long does it take for the Moon to orbit Earth. ______
How long does it take for the Earth to rotate on its axis? ______
What is a solar eclipse?
What is a lunar eclipse?
Explain the difference between a waxing and a waning moon?
Why does the appearance of the moon change over time?
Fill in the phases of the moon is shown in the diagram. (8-15)
Full MoonWaxing GibbousWaning Gibbous
New MoonWaxing CrescentWaning Crescent
First QuarterThird Quarter
How long does it take the Earth to revolve around the sun?
Why will it be night at location X in 12 hours?
What force holds the Earth in its path?
What other objects can be found in our galaxy?
Water Cycle
Water never leaves the Earth.
It is constantly being cycled through the ______, ______, and ______.
This process is known as the ______.
The water cycle is driven by sun’s energy.
The water cycle is ______to the existence of life on Earth.
Evaporation
During part of the water cycle, the ______heats up ______and changes it into a gas by the process of ______.
. Evaporates from the Earth’s ______. ______. ______, and moist ______into the atmosphere.
Transpiration
The process of evaporation from ______is called ______. Its like plants ______.
Condensation
As water, in the form of ______, rises high in the ______, it starts to cool and become a ______again.
This processes is called ______.
When large amounts of water vapor condenses if results in ______.
Precipitation
When the ______in the clouds gets too ______, the water falls back to ______.
This is called ______.
Runoff
When rain falls on the ______, some of the water is ______into the ground forming pockets of water called ______.
Most groundwater returns to the ocean.
Other precipitations runs directly into ______or ______.
Water that collects in ______, ______, and ______is called ______.
What are the four processes shown in the above water cycle?
______
______
WEATHER
What is weather?
How would a hurricane affect an animal’s habitat?
How would a tornado affect a human’s habitat?
What are two concepts used to describe weather?
______
Look in weather foldable for the following diagrams and weather symbols. KNOW HOW TO READ THE SYMBOLS AND MAPS. Fill in the missing information:
What is climate?
What things affect climate?
What is condensation?
What is precipitation?
What is humidity?
Fill in the North American Air Masses:
Fill in the missing information in the Rock Cycle:
Must be able to read the cycle for understanding.
Which rock forms from melting and solidification?
Which rock forms from compacting and cementing?
How does metamorphic rock form?
Types of Rocks
Fossils
Which fossil would be considered the oldest?
Which layer of rocks has been formed most recently?
Layers of Earth
What is the lithosphere?
What is the hydrosphere?
Identify the layers of the Earth.