6th Grade Water Review

Question 1

What is the source of energy that produces winds and fuels the water cycle?

Accepted Answer

The Sun

Question 2

The sun's energy reaches the Earth through which energy transfer?

Accepted Answer

Radiation

Question 3

Which contains the greatest amount of Earth's freshwater?

Accepted Answer

Glaciers and Polar Ice Caps

Question 4

What does A represent in the diagram of the wave?

Accepted Answer

the length of the wave

Question 5

From largest to smallest, the amounts of water on Earth are

Accepted Answer

Salt water, Solid fresh water, liquid fresh water

Question 6

A wave will increase in height when the distance over which the wind blows over the sea ___.

Accepted Answer

increases

Question 7

Which continents border the Atlantic Ocean?

Accepted Answer

North America, South America, Europe, Africa

Question 8

What ocean feature is after the continental shelf?

Accepted Answer

The continental slope

Question 9

Which two physical changes are essential processes in the water cycle?

Accepted Answer

Condensation and Evaporation

Question 10

What causes tides but NOT waves and currents?

Accepted Answer

Mostly the moon's gravity

Question 11

Which would be an accurate model of ground water?

Accepted Answer

Water trapped under sand and over a layer of waterproof clay

Question 12

If the first high tide of the day occurs at 1:00 a.m., the next high tide will be closest to

Accepted Answer

1:00 p.m.

Question 13

Which shows the order of Earth's three major oceans from largest to smallest?

Accepted Answer

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian

Question 14

What is the MAIN cause of the Gulf Stream?

Accepted Answer

Winds that blow in regular directions

Question 15

What does C stand for in the diagram of the wave?

Accepted Answer

the wave height

Question 16

A glacier is

Accepted Answer

A river of ice

Question 17

Which ocean floor feature is most like a mountain range?

Accepted Answer

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Question 18

Dew, just like the water droplets on a coke can, is formed by ___.

Accepted Answer

the condensation of water vapor

Question 19

What ocean is marked with a number 1?

Accepted Answer

Pacific

Question 20

About how much of Earth's surface is covered by water?

Accepted Answer

70 %

Questions 20