1819 Term 3 Final Grade 6 Science Revision Sheet

ISC – Science Department

18/19
Term 3 FINAL
Grade 6 – Level H
Science
Answer Key
Material: Ch. 2 (Sec: 2.1, 2.3). Ch. 4 (sec: 4.1, 4.2). Ch. 5 (sec: 5.1,
5.2, and 5.3). Ch. 6 (sec: 6.1,6.2)

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 Chapter 2
(Reference: Section 2.1)

1. MCQs. Choose the best option.

A. The ____ system receives signals and sends messages to all parts of the body and
control body functions.
a) Muscular
b) Digestive
c) Nervous
d) Circulatory
e) All of the above

B. The nervous system has two parts, the ___ nervous system and the ___ nervous
system.
a) Peripheral, sensory
b) Motor, central
c) Central, peripheral
d) Sensory, motor
e) None of the above

C. The central nervous system includes:

a) Brain
b) Sense organs
c) Spinal cord
d) Both A and B
e) Both A and C

D. The peripheral nervous system includes:

a) Brain
b) Sense organs
c) Nerves
d) Both A and B
e) Both B and C

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E. The ____ is a bundle of nerves that run along the back inside your spine.
a) Brain
b) Sense organs
c) Spinal cord
d) Both A and B
e) Both A and C

F. Which part of your skeleton protects your brain?

a) Your skull
b) Your ribs
c) Your pelvis
d) spine

G. ____ and ____ nerves make up the peripheral nervous system

a) Peripheral, sensory
b) Motor, central
c) Central, peripheral
d) Sensory, motor
e) None of the above

H. _____ nerves receive information from sense organs, and pass this to the spinal
cord and brain.
a. Sensory
b) Motor
c) Peripheral
d) Central
e) None the above

I. ____ nerves carry messages from the brain or spinal cord to the muscles
a) Sensory
b) Motor
c) Peripheral
d) Central
e) None the above

J. Involuntary action that happens fast without involve of thought is __________

a) Sensory nerve
b) Sensory receptor
c) Reflex action
d) Spinal cord

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 2. Answer the following questions: C

B
D

E
A

A. Label the drawing

A: receptor
B: sensory nerve
C: spinal cord
D: motor nerve
E: muscle

B. Sequence the events of reflex action:

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C. Label the drawing of the eye:

A: Retina
B: Optic nerve
C: lens

D. The pupil controls the amount of light entering the eyes. The eyes need to
accommodate to amount of light available, as too much light might damage sight.
The picture shows human eyes in dark and in brightly lit place. The size of pupil
is different in both eyes.

a) What is the stimulus that caused the difference?

The amount of available light.

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 b) How is the changing of the pupil size a reflex action?
It happens without thinking. Receptors in the eyes detect the amount of
light and send a message to the central nervous system through sensory
nerves. In the dark, the pupil dilates to allow more light to enter the eye.
In bright light, the pupil contracts to limit the amount of light that enters
the eye.

3. Answer the following questions:

A
B

A. Label the diagram

A: Ear canal
B: Ear drum
C: Auditory Nerve
D: Inner ear

B. Name the stimulus that the ear is sensitive to. Vibrations

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(Reference: Section 2.3)

1. MCQs. Choose the best option.

A. __________ is the largest organ in the human body.

a) Liver
b) Skin
c) Lungs
d) heart
B. Which body system is not responsible for removing wastes from blood?
a) Respiratory
b) Excretory
c) Digestive
d) Skeletal

C. Which of the following is organ where urine is collected before being released
from the body?
a) Kidney
b) Urinary bladder
c) Urethra
d) Ureters

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 D. The organ that removes carbon dioxide from body is/are____________
a) Skin
b) Kidneys
c) Lungs
d) Urinary bladder

E. The filters of the body are _______, they remove wastes such as urea.
a) Skin
b) Kidneys
c) Lungs
d) Urinary bladder.

2. Answer the following questions:

a. List 3 ways people get rid of liquid and gaseous wastes and list their organs.
Formation of Urine by kidneys. Exhalation by lungs. Sweating by skin.

b. Jim is an athlete who sweats more than others. What are 2 good habits he should
practice to maintain a healthy excretory system?
He should bathe after exercise and drink plenty of water.

c. Mention two functions for skin.

It protects the body, remove water, heat and wastes.
It excretes sweat.

d. What is the result of carbon dioxide building up in blood?

It can lead to serious complications as muscle spasms and reduced neural
activity.

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 3. Answer the following questions:

a. Label the diagram.

A: Kidneys
B: Ureters
C: Urinary bladder
D: Urethra

b. Summarize the steps of urine formation.

Blood enters the kidneys. Wastes and materials in excess are removed
whereas useful materials such as nutrients are returned to the blood.
Filtered blood leaves the kidneys. Urine travels to the bladder through the
ureters, where it is stored until released from the body through the urethra.

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 Chapter 4

Reference: Section (4.1)

1. Fill in the blanks.

a. The ability to cause a change or motion is energy

b. An ice cube has less thermal energy than the same amount of liquid water.
c. At the same temperature, an ice cube has less thermal energy than a tray of
ice cubes.
d. Thermal energy depends on the temperature and the amount of matter in
an object.
e. The thermal energy that is transferred from a warmer substance to a cooler
substance is called heat.
f. The units used to measure the temperature are Celsius and Fahrenheit

2. 1 liter of boiling water and 2 liters of boiling water:

a. Which one has more thermal energy?

Two liters of boiling water would have more thermal energy than one liter of boiling
water.
Explain.
Thermal energy depends on the amount of matter, so two liters of boiling water will
have more thermal energy than one liter of boiling water.

3. Ricky holds a cup of cold juice. His hands feel cold.

a. In which direction does the heat flow between Ricky’s hand and the cup of juice?

From Ricky’s hand (warmer object) to the cup of juice (cooler object)

b. After the heat flows, how does the movement of the particles in Ricky’s hands and in
the cup of cold juice change?

The particles in Ricky’s hands move a little slower

The particles the cup of cold juice move a little faster

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 4. Arrange the following description of objects in the box below in order. Start with
the object that has the least thermal energy and end with the object that has the
most thermal energy.

an ice cube a pot of boiling water

a tray of ice cubes three small ice cubes
a pot of cool water

1. An ice cube
2. Three small ice cubes
3. A tray of ice
4. A pot of cool water
5. A pot of boiling water

5. A girl is blowing air into a balloon to fill it up.

a. Does the air blown into the balloon have energy?

Yes
Justify your answer.
Because it caused a change/ because it changed the shape of the balloon.

6. Two cups of water shown below have been placed on a table for more than four
hours. Compare and contrast the temperature and thermal energy of the two cups
of water.

Cup A Cup B

Both cups have the same temperature. Cup A has more thermal energy than cup B.

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 7. Cups A and B are filled with the same amount of water but of different
temperatures. The particles of water in cup A move faster than the particles of
water in cup B.

a) Which cup holds water with higher temperature?

Cup A.

Justify your answer:

The particles in a warm object move faster than the particles in a cold object.

b) Compare the thermal energy of the water in cups A and B.

The thermal energy of the water in cup A is greater than that in cup B.

8. Amir wants to estimate the temperature of a cup of tea.

a. What instrument Amir needs to use?

Thermometer
b. What two units could be used when carrying this measurement?
Degrees Celsius and degrees Fahrenheit

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9. In each case, draw an arrow that shows the heat flow between the two objects
whenever put together.

water
An ice cube

Hot tea
Sugar cubes

Hot milk
Cold tea

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 10. The picture below shows how a radiator placed in one place can heat an entire
room.

a. What is the process of heat transfer illustrated in the picture?

Convection

b. What do the arrows in the picture represent? Summarize the

process shown in the picture.
The arrows show the movement of air in the room. Air
warmed next to the radiator becomes less dense than the
cooler air on the other side of the room. The warm air rises
to the top. As warm air rises, it gets replaced by colder and heavier air, which in
turn gets heated by the radiator.

11. The picture below shows a measuring tool.

a. Name the tool shown in the picture.

Thermometer

b. What does this tool measure?

Temperature.

c. This instrument has a liquid inside a thin tube.

What happens to the liquid as the temperature drops?
Its level drops.

12. Marc put a piece of butter on a spoon and held it over a burning candle. After
some time, the butter melted and started to drip.

a. Which material is the spoon most probably made of?

Metal
b. Is the spoon an insulator or a conductor?
Conductor
c. By which way was the thermal energy transferred from the spoon to the butter?
Conduction

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 13. Which object warms up faster when placed in hot water, a metal spoon or a
wooden spoon?

A metal spoon
Explain.
Metal is a good conductor and heat is transferred fast by its particles compare to
the wood which is a poor conductor.

14. In each case identify the way thermal energy is transferred by.

Air around the fireplace

spoon touching a flame
Convection conduction

Thermal energy from the A spoon in a hot soup

sun conduction
Radiation

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 15. Sara wears a leather coat on a cold day, she feels cold.

She wears a fur coat on the same cold day, she feels warm.

Which material is a better insulator?

Fur is better insulator than leather.

Explain your reasoning.

Because it keeps Sara’s thermal energy from being lost to her surroundings.

16. Sort the materials listed in the box below as conductors or insulators.

Plastic copper iron paper fur

Conductors Insulators
Copper Paper
Iron Plastic
fur

17. What form of energy can be commonly transferred by conduction, convection and
radiation?

Thermal energy

18. 3 jars are filled with hot water of 60˚C of the same amount. The first jar is covered
with a wool scarf; the second jar is covered with a newspaper the third one is
covered with a tissue. After 30 minutes you measured the temperature of water in
each jar, here are the results:

The temperature of water in the first one became 50˚C

The temperature of water in the second one became 45˚C
The temperature of water in the third one became 42˚C
a. Which material was the best insulator?

A wool scarf.

Explain your answer.

It lost the least amount of heat/ it has the highest temperature.

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 19. Arrange the sentences below in order to describe convection in a pot of water
placed on a hot stove.

---2-- Water warmed at the bottom becomes less dense.

---4-- Water reaching the surface becomes cooler and denser.

---1-- A pot filled with water is placed on a hotplate.

---5-- Water at the surface of the pot sinks down.

---6-- The rising and sinking of the water produces a current of moving particles that
transfer energy.

---3-- Warm water rises to the top.

20. The picture shows a fireplace used to heat a room. The whole room feels warm.

a. knowing that the fireplace heats the air around it directly by radiation, what form of
heat transfer heats the air across the room.

Convection

b. Explain how the air in contact with the fireplace behaves.

The air in contact with the fireplace heats up

It becomes less dense and rises up

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 21. Explain why a wooden spoon does not become hot when using it to stir a hot soup.

Wood is an insulator/ wood doesn’t transfer thermal energy.

22. An ice cube is placed in a cup of warm water.

a. What type of energy is transferred between the ice cube and the
warm water?

Thermal energy

b. Considering only liquid water, which mechanism of energy

transfer is shown in the picture above?

Convection.

23. Thermal energy is transferred by radiation, convection, and conduction. Label

the diagram below with the most appropriate way of heat thermal methods.

A. conduction B. convection

C. Radiation

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Reference: Section (4.2)
1. Fill in the blanks.

a. Light is carried from one place to another by light waves

b. Light waves are also called electromagnetic waves.
c. All the types of light energy is called electromagnetic spectrum.
d. Light energy that humans can see is called visible light.
e. Light travels fastest in a /an empty space, a little slower in the air, and
slowest in water.
f. A clear, curved piece of material that refracts light is called lenses
g. The size of the shadow depends on the angle the light falls on the object
and how close the light source is to the object.
h. Light is bent outward by lenses that are thinner in the middle.

2. Write 3 examples of electromagnetic waves.

Radio, gamma rays, visible light.

3. List the main seven colors of the rainbow.

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.

4. Explain what happens to visible light as it falls on a red apple.

Red light reflects off the apple, the other colors of visible light are absorbed.

5. Name two properties of electromagnetic waves.

They travel through empty space/ they travel faster than any types of waves/they
have different amount of energy

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 6. Fill in the blanks with words from the box below.

Reflection absorption shadow

refraction source

a) The sun, which gives off its own light, is a light source.
b) An object gets hot when placed in the sun because of the absorption of light
energy.
c) When the sun shines straight down an upright bar, the bar casts a short
shadow.
d) Light bounces back when it strikes a mirror due to reflection.
e) A straw in a glass of water appears to be broken due to refraction.

7. Give a reason why it may be difficult to locate the exact position of a fish
swimming deep in water.

Because of refraction.

8. Some lenses are thinner in the middle than at the edges.

a. How do these lenses bend light?
They bend the light outwards.
b. How do these lenses make objects appear?
Smaller.
c. Name this type of lenses.
Concave.

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 9. Compare and contrast X-rays and microwaves. Complete the graphic organizer
with phrases from the box below.

Used to take images of bones used to cook light waves

travel through empty space have low energy have high energy

Microwave X-rays

- Used to take images of

- Used to cook food -travel in empty bones

Space.
-light waves -have high energy
-Have low energy

10. What colors of visible light is reflected by:

a) A blue paper: blue

b) A white shirt: all colors
c) A black carpet: none

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 11. Complete each of the following diagrams by drawing the appropriate lens.

a.

b.

12. In each case, identify if the produced shadow is big or small.

The light bulb is near the object big

The light bulb is far from the object. small

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 13. Label each diagram to indicate whether it shows absorption, refraction, or
reflection.

Light Light Light

Object Object Object

a. refraction b. reflection c. absorption

14. The picture below show two identical pencils held in two cups of water at different
positions.

A B

a. Is the pencil in picture B broken? Explain your answer.

No, it is not. Light refracts when it passes from the water to the air. Refraction
causes the pencil to look broken.

b. Explain why doesn’t the pencil look broken in picture A?

Refraction happens only when light passes into a new material at an angle. The
pencil falls straight down from air into the water; this is why it doesn’t look broken.

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c. Would the pencil look broken if the water were emptied from the cup?

No, because light would travel in a straight line and with the same speed through air
from the pencil to the eyes.

15. Why does a glass of water make a faint shadow?

A shadow forms when an object blocks light. A glass of

water blocks some light, but it does not block all of it.
Because some of the light passes through the glass, only a
faint shadow forms.

Chapter 5
Reference: Section 5.1
1. Name the four components of Earth that interact with one another
The air on Earth

A._ atmosphere -

The solid Earth including the water on Earth

Soil and rocks

C. geosphere__ B. _hydrosphere_

The living things on Earth

D._biosphere____

2. To which component of Earth do each of this belongs:

a. Oceans: hydrosphere
b. Monkeys: biosphere
c. Rocks: geosphere
d. Oxygen gas: atmosphere

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 3. Match the mineral description to its meaning.
a. Natural (3) 1. It is made up of particles that were never part of a
living things
b. Homogenous (4) 2. The particles in a mineral are arranged in repeating
pattern
c. Inorganic (1) 3. Formed without the invention of humans
d. Crystal (2) 4. All the parts of the mineral have the same
composition

4. A mineral is an inorganic crystal. Describe its crystal structure.

The particles of the minerals are arranged in repeating pattern.

5. The roller coaster in Florida theme park is made of steel. Steel is formed when a
small amount of carbon is added to a purified mineral.

a. What is the purified mineral to which carbon is added in order to form

steel?
Iron.
b. What is the name of the rock from which this mineral is extracted once
located in a mine?
Iron ore / hematite.

6. Copper is extracted from a mineral called chalcopyrite. What is chalcopyrite in

this case?
An ore.

7. Match the mineral to its use.

a. Quartz (3) 1. Paper clip
b. Hematite (iron) (1) 2. Ring
c. Graphite (4) 3. Glass
d. Diamond (2) 4. Pencil

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 8. Fill in the blanks with words from the box below.

Color luster natural ores streak

a. Minerals are natural resources.

b. The easiest mineral property to observe is color.
c. The color of the line of the powder left when a mineral is rubbed against a rough
white tile is streak.
d. The way light is reflected from the surface of a mineral is luster.
e. Minerals or rocks from which useful substances can be removed are ores.

9. Give 2 examples of minerals and identify one practical use of each.

Diamond is used in making jewelry.

Quartz is used in making watches.

10. Gold and pyrite are two gold minerals that reflect light brightly. When rubbed
against a white tile, gold produces a gold powder, while pyrite produces a
greenish-black powder.
a. Identify the color, luster, and streak of gold and pyrite.
Gold pyrite
Color Gold Gold
Luster metallic metallic
streak Gold Greenish-black

b. Which property is useful in telling apart gold and pyrite?

Streak.

11. Diamond is a mineral.

a. Name two uses of diamond.
Cutting down rocks / making jewelry.
b. Give one property of diamond that can be used to identify it.
Hardness/ color/ streak/luster.

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 12. Sam found an unknown rock at the park. He realized that it had a metallic luster
and a brown color. When he rubbed the rock against a porcelain tile, it gave a
black powder. Use the identification below to determine the mineral that forms the
rock Sam found.

Color: Streak:
Galena
Gray Gray

Luster: Color: Streak:

Pyrrhotite
Metallic Brown Black

Color: Streak:
Pyrite
Yellow Greenish black

Pyrrhotite.

13. Which type of rock is mostly likely to form near an erupting volcano?
Extrusive igneous rock.

14. Shale is a rock that forms when clay particles settle down and are later cemented.
a. What type of rock is shale?
Sedimentary rock.
b. Explain what happens to shale once it is buried deep in Earth’s surface.
It changed into metamorphic rock.

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 15. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate terms from the box below.

Metamorphic magma intrusive igneous extrusive igneous rock cycle

a. Rocks continuously change from one from to another in the rock cycle.
b. Rocks buried deep within Earth change into metamorphic rocks due to high
temperature and pressure.
c. Inside Earth, great heat and pressure melt any type of rock into magma.
d. Below Earth’s surface, magma cools and solidifies to form intrusive igneous
rock.
e. Above Earth’s surface, lava cools and solidifies to form extrusive igneous rock.

16. Which two factors change different rock types to metamorphic rocks?
Heat and pressure.

17. The Andes Mountains are formed along a zone of volcanic activity.
a. Which type of rock most probably forms the Andes Mountains?
Extrusive igneous rocks.
b. Describe the crystals in the rocks that form the Andes Mountains.
Small crystals.

18. Compare and contrast rhyolite rock that is formed above the ground and granite
rock that is formed underground. Fill the Venn diagram with terms from the box
below.

Cools slowly cools quickly small crystals igneous rock

Rhyolite Granite

Small crystals large crystals

Cools quickly Igneous rocks cools slowly

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Reference: Section 5.2

1. There are many natural resources in nature.

a. Name two renewable resources.

Trees, water, and soil

b. Give one use of each renewable resource named above.

Wood from trees is used to make paper, cardboard, and furniture.

Water is used for drinking, and soil is used to grow plants.

2. Complete the Venn diagram with terms from the box below.

Large Small inorganic Big spaces between Small spaces

particles particles particles between particles

Sand Clay

Large particles small particles

Big spaces between inorganic small spaces between

Particles particles

3. Mushrooms are organisms that live in the soil. Explain how mushrooms add
nutrients to the soil.
By breaking down organic matter in the soil
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 4. Farmers use fertilizers and pesticides while growing crops.
a. Why do farmers use fertilizers?
Fertilizers contain nutrients that make the soil better for plants
b. Why do farmers use pesticides?
Pesticides are chemicals used to kill organisms that might damage crops.
c. How could fertilizers and pesticides affect the soil negatively?
They pollute the soil when used in large amounts

5. Complete the table with the following renewable and nonrenewable resources.
Soil Trees ores water

Renewable resources Nonrenewable resources

Soil ores
Trees
water

6. A, B and C are three containers that contain different amounts of rock particles.
Water passes quickly through container A. water does not pass quickly through
container B. container C is the best for growing plants.
a. What does container A mostly contain?
Sand.
b. What does container B mostly contain?
Clay.
c. Compare the amount of sand, silt and clay in container C.
Equal amounts of sand, silt and clay.

7. Water is a natural resource.

Is water a renewable or a nonrenewable resource?
Renewable resource.
Explain your answer.
Water is renewed in the water cycle, and so it can be used again / can be
replaced in a short time.

8. Fill in the blanks with words from the box below.

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Pesticides slowly soil Groundwater Chemicals
quickly fertilizers pollutants humus

a. Harmful substances that contaminate soil, water, or air called pollutants.

b. Materials containing nutrients that make the soil better for plants are called
fertilizers.
c. Chemical used to kill harmful organisms that might damage crops are called
pesticides.
d. The excess of harmful chemicals in the soil is polluting.
e. Harmful chemicals can seep into the ground and pollute ground water.
f. Water passes quickly through sandy soil.
g. Water passes slowly through soil with a lot of clay in it.
h. The loose layer on the surface of Earth that plants need to grow is soil.
i. Mushrooms break down dead leaves and plants into humus.

9. List four major components of soil.

Rock and mineral fragments, decayed organic matter (humus), air and water.

10. Factories may cause both water and air pollution.

a. Give one way by which factories can cause air pollution.
Releases harmful substances that pollute air making it unhealthy to
breathe.
b. Give one way by which factories can cause water pollution.
Releases harmful substances that combine with water in air forming
acid rain that pollutes rivers, streams and lakes.
Factories dump their wastes into bodies of water.

11. Fill in the blanks.

a. Natural resources that are replaced over a short period of time are
renewable resources.
b. Natural resources that cannot be replaced is a short period of time are
nonrenewable resources.
c. Soil forms when weathered rock particles mix with broken-down organic
matter on Earth.
d. An example of a renewable resource is trees.
e. An example of a nonrenewable resource is fossil fuels.

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 f. Acid rain damages buildings by eroding the materials they are made of.
g. Smoke and ash are examples of air pollutants.
h. Long-term exposure to air pollution can lead to cancer.
i. Rain that is more acidic than normal rain due to pollutants is acid rain.

Reference: Section 5.3

1. Fuels that form from the remains of prehistoric organisms like plants and animals
are called fossil fuels.
2. Energy that comes from sources that cannot be replaced in short period of time is
nonrenewable energy.
3. An example of fossil fuel removed from oil wells is oil.
4. Explain: why fossil fuels are nonrenewable sources of energy?
It comes from sources that cannot be replaced in a short period of time.

5. Pollution is the introduction of substances into the environment that harms living
things.
6. Explain how fossil fuels cause pollution.
Burning fossil fuels release harmful substances such as gases and ash.
7. Long-term exposure to air pollution can lead to many diseases including heart
disease and cancer.
8. How acid rain is formed?
When some harmful gases released by burning fossil fuels combine with water in the
air.

9. Describe how acid rain causes pollution.

Acid rains kill animals and plants, and they also pollute lakes, rivers, and
oceans.

10. Renewable energy refers to the energy generated from renewable natural
resources.
11. Why is it better to use biomass than fossil fuels to generate electricity?
It can be quickly grown to replace the plants that were cut down.
12. Biomass fuels are most commonly burned to power vehicles, to heat homes and
to generate electricity.
13. What is the energy source in each case?
a. Wind turbines wind energy b .Solar panels solar energy

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 14. Compare and contrast renewable and nonrenewable energy sources.
Renewable energy is energy generated from renewable natural resources.
Renewable energy is nonpolluting. Nonrenewable energy is generated from
sources that are not renewable natural resources. Nonrenewable energy is
polluting.
15. To conserve a natural resource is to use it wisely.
16. Explain how personal decisions can help conserve natural resources.
The use of public transport or walking instead of riding a car, and the use of
reusable shopping bags instead of disposable paper or plastic bags.
17. Define pollution, and list three factors that can cause water pollution.
Pollution is the introduction of substances into the environment that harm living
things.

Acid rain, factories dumping their waste, and throwing plastic garbage in oceans.

18. Distinguish the properties of fossil fuels and biomass. Using words in the box.
Renewable nonrenewable polluting formed from plant
matter
Formed from the remains of prehistoric organisms

Fossil fuels Biomass fuel

Nonrenewable Renewable
Polluting Formed from plant matter
Formed from the remains of
prehistoric organisms

Chapter 6

Reference: Section 6.1

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1. Fill in the blanks.

a. The spinning of earth on its axis is called rotation.

b. An imaginary line that passes through earth’s center from the north to the South
Pole is the axis of earth.
c. Earth’s axis is tilted .at an approximate angle of 23.5˚
d. The cycle of daytime and nighttime is caused by the rotation of earth.
e. On the side of earth that faces the sun, it is daytime
f. On the side of earth that faces away from the sun, it is nighttime.
g. It takes24 hours/ 1 day to make one complete rotation.
h. When a still object seems to move to an observer, it is called apparent motion.
i. The apparent motion of the sun across the sky is caused by the rotation of earth.
j. The vertical belt extending from earth’s North Pole to the South Pole, in which all
locations have the same time, is the standard time zone.
k. A dark area formed by an object that blocks light is a(n) shadow.

2. True or false

a. As earth rotates, the sun seems to set and rise at the same time in different locations. (
F)

b. Within the same time zone, all locations have the same time. (T)

c. There are 48 time zones around the world. (F)

d. A shadow is a dark area formed by an object that blocks light. (T)

e. At noon, a shadow of a vertical object formed outside is long. (F)

f. A shadow extends in the same direction of the sun. (F)

3. Name one phenomenon caused by the rotation of Earth around its axis.

Daytime and nighttime / apparent motion of the sun.

4. How many full rotations does Earth make in one week? Explain your reasoning.

There are seven days in a week.

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Each day, Earth makes one complete rotation around its axis.

Therefore, Earth makes 7 full rotations in one week.

5. A hotel lobby displays the local time in New York, London, Moscow, and Tokyo. The
picture below shows the snapshot of the clocks taken on September 1st.

The prime meridian passes through London where it is 6:00 in the evening. New York is
located west of London. Moscow and Tokyo are to the east of London.

New York London Moscow Tokyo

a. How many time zones is New York away from London?

5 time zones.

b. Which city is more to the east of London, Moscow or Tokyo? Explain your
reasoning.
Tokyo
There is a larger time difference between Tokyo and London than between
Moscow and London.
c. State the time and date in Tokyo at the moment the snapshot was taken.
3:00 am, September 2nd

Reference: Section 6.2

1. Fill in the blanks.
a. Earth’s revolution is the movement of earth around the sun.

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 b. It takes earth 365.25 days to revolve around the sun.
c. The path a body follows as it revolves around another body is an orbit.
d. When the Northern and Southern Hemisphere are tilted neither toward nor away
from the sun, it is either spring or fall in many locations on earth.
e. When it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere, it is spring in the Southern
Hemisphere.
f. The air temperature in equatorial locations varies little throughout the year.
g. Locations near the equator have a rainy season, during which there is heavy
rainfall.
h. Locations near the equator have a dry season, during which there is less or no
rainfall at all.
i. The air temperature in polar locations varies greatly throughout the year.
j. Locations near the poles have only two seasons winter and summer.
k. Earth revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit.

2. True and false.

a. The seasons are the result of the tilt of earth’s axis as it revolves around the sun. (T)

b. A season is a time of the year with a characteristic weather. (T)

c. All locations on earth receive the same amount of direct sunlight. (F)

3. Which season occurs when:

a. The Northern Hemisphere is tilted more towards the sun? (summer)

b. The Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun? (winter)
a. In which season is a shadow the shortest? (summer)

4. What is the shape of earth’s orbit?

Elliptical
Explain.
Because the distance between the sun and earth changes during the year.
5. In the space below, sketch the planet Earth when it’s winter in the Northern
Hemisphere.

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Sun
 6. Compare and contrast the seasons near the equator and the poles.

Locations near the poles and the equator both have two seasons only.
Locations near the equator have a rainy season and a dry season
While locations near the poles have a summer and a winter season only

7. What is one factor that determines the seasons at the equatorial regions?

Precipitation.

8. Does the Northern Hemisphere experience the same season as the Southern
Hemisphere at the same time?

No

9. Complete the table with the seasons that occur in different locations on Earth.

Winter rainy season summer dry season

Seasons in Polar Regions Seasons in Equatorial Regions

Winter Rainy
Summer Dry

10. Compare the temperature changes throughout the year near the equator and at the
poles.
Near the equator, the temperature is almost the same throughout the year.

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At the poles, the temperature changes greatly throughout the year.

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