EARTH SCIENCE EXAM SCRIPT 2026/2027 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔plate boundary - ✔✔area where tectonic plates meet and volcanoes and
earthquakes tend to be found
✔✔fault - ✔✔break in the Earth's crust where sections of rock move past each other
✔✔water cycle - ✔✔movement of Earth's water through evaporation, condensation and
precipitation.
✔✔evaporation - ✔✔when water changes from a liquid to water vapor and rises into the
atmosphere
✔✔condensation - ✔✔when water changes from water vapor to liquid water in clouds
✔✔precipitation - ✔✔when water falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet or hail
✔✔runoff - ✔✔when water flows over the surface to rivers, lakes and ultimately oceans
✔✔weather - ✔✔the day to day state of the atmosphere
✔✔humidity - ✔✔the amount of water vapor in the air
✔✔cold front - ✔✔transition zone where a cold air mass replaces a warm air mass
✔✔warm front - ✔✔transition zone where a warm air mass replaces a cold air mass
✔✔stationary front - ✔✔zone where a warm or cold front stops moving
✔✔air pressure - ✔✔pressure of the air caused by the weight of the atmosphere
✔✔climate - ✔✔average weather for a particular region
✔✔revolution - ✔✔when an object travels in a circle around another object
✔✔rotation - ✔✔when an object spins in a circle
✔✔waxing - ✔✔the moon phases when we see more and more of the bright side of the
moon
✔✔waning - ✔✔the moon phases when we see less and less of the bright side of the
moon
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔plate boundary - ✔✔area where tectonic plates meet and volcanoes and
earthquakes tend to be found
✔✔fault - ✔✔break in the Earth's crust where sections of rock move past each other
✔✔water cycle - ✔✔movement of Earth's water through evaporation, condensation and
precipitation.
✔✔evaporation - ✔✔when water changes from a liquid to water vapor and rises into the
atmosphere
✔✔condensation - ✔✔when water changes from water vapor to liquid water in clouds
✔✔precipitation - ✔✔when water falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet or hail
✔✔runoff - ✔✔when water flows over the surface to rivers, lakes and ultimately oceans
✔✔weather - ✔✔the day to day state of the atmosphere
✔✔humidity - ✔✔the amount of water vapor in the air
✔✔cold front - ✔✔transition zone where a cold air mass replaces a warm air mass
✔✔warm front - ✔✔transition zone where a warm air mass replaces a cold air mass
✔✔stationary front - ✔✔zone where a warm or cold front stops moving
✔✔air pressure - ✔✔pressure of the air caused by the weight of the atmosphere
✔✔climate - ✔✔average weather for a particular region
✔✔revolution - ✔✔when an object travels in a circle around another object
✔✔rotation - ✔✔when an object spins in a circle
✔✔waxing - ✔✔the moon phases when we see more and more of the bright side of the
moon
✔✔waning - ✔✔the moon phases when we see less and less of the bright side of the
moon
