6th grade science tcap practice test
6th grade science tcap practice test
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_j3ww36
1. Density is the amount of mass per Volume
___________ of an object.
2. Density Density is how light or heavy and object is.
3. The water in the ocean that is __________ Denser
sinks.
4. The water in the ocean that is _________ Less Dense
____________ rises.
5. What does Thermohaline mean? Thermo means temperature and haline
means salinity.
6. What are the 2 types of ocean currents? surface currents and deep currents
7. What controls the density of seawater? temperature and salinity
8. How is ocean circulation driven? by the transfer of heat
9. What does air pressure cause air to do? It makes air move
10. What are isobars? They are lines drawn to connect identical
values shown on maps.
11. What is high pressure associated with? cold air
12. What is low pressure associated with? warm air
13. Air moves from areas of __________ pressure 1. High 2.Low
to areas of ______ pressure.
14. Which way does winds revolve in a Clockwise
high-pressure system?
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, 6th grade science tcap practice test
6th grade science tcap practice test
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_j3ww36
15. What do you know about the temperature The higher in the atmosphere, the lower the
of the air at different heights of the cloud? temperature.
16. Which 2 weather tools measure humidity? Hygrometer and weather balloon
17. Scientists that study weather are called Meteorologist
_____________.
18. What are air masses? large bodies of air that have uniform tem-
perature, humidity, and pressure
19. What is moisture also know as? Water vapor
20. If air mass is warm, it was formed near the Equator
_____________?
21. Cold masses bring ______________ tempera- Cooler
tures.
22. Warm masses bring ____________ tempera- Warmer
tures.
23. What does dry air mass bring? Fair and clear weather.
24. What do moist air mass bring? Lousy or rainy weather.
25. True or False: The sun heats earth evenly. False
26. Which results in wind: convection or con- convection
duction?
27. Name a place on earth that receives direct The equator
sunlight.
28. What causes wind? Earths rotation and uneven heating.
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6th grade science tcap practice test
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_j3ww36
1. Density is the amount of mass per Volume
___________ of an object.
2. Density Density is how light or heavy and object is.
3. The water in the ocean that is __________ Denser
sinks.
4. The water in the ocean that is _________ Less Dense
____________ rises.
5. What does Thermohaline mean? Thermo means temperature and haline
means salinity.
6. What are the 2 types of ocean currents? surface currents and deep currents
7. What controls the density of seawater? temperature and salinity
8. How is ocean circulation driven? by the transfer of heat
9. What does air pressure cause air to do? It makes air move
10. What are isobars? They are lines drawn to connect identical
values shown on maps.
11. What is high pressure associated with? cold air
12. What is low pressure associated with? warm air
13. Air moves from areas of __________ pressure 1. High 2.Low
to areas of ______ pressure.
14. Which way does winds revolve in a Clockwise
high-pressure system?
1/5
, 6th grade science tcap practice test
6th grade science tcap practice test
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_j3ww36
15. What do you know about the temperature The higher in the atmosphere, the lower the
of the air at different heights of the cloud? temperature.
16. Which 2 weather tools measure humidity? Hygrometer and weather balloon
17. Scientists that study weather are called Meteorologist
_____________.
18. What are air masses? large bodies of air that have uniform tem-
perature, humidity, and pressure
19. What is moisture also know as? Water vapor
20. If air mass is warm, it was formed near the Equator
_____________?
21. Cold masses bring ______________ tempera- Cooler
tures.
22. Warm masses bring ____________ tempera- Warmer
tures.
23. What does dry air mass bring? Fair and clear weather.
24. What do moist air mass bring? Lousy or rainy weather.
25. True or False: The sun heats earth evenly. False
26. Which results in wind: convection or con- convection
duction?
27. Name a place on earth that receives direct The equator
sunlight.
28. What causes wind? Earths rotation and uneven heating.
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