18 Week Checkpoint Review: 6th Grade Science

Feet touching hot sand

Macaroni boiling in a pot of water

Energy from the sun travels to the Earth's surface through??

Convection currents happen when hot air rises because it is less dense and then pushes cold air down because it is more dense. What property of air is this showing?

From where does the energy that powers the movement of air in the atmosphere and water in the ocean come?

Look at the diagram of Earth's energy budget, What percentage of Earth’s energy is reflected back into space? (Hint: need to do some math)

Look at the picture of the Earth's Energy Budget. What absorbs the most of the incoming solar radiation?

Look at the diagram. How much of the incoming solar energy is ABSORBED by land and oceans?

What is step 1 of the water cycle?

Look at this picture of the water cycle. At which number does most of the evaporation occur?

Where is water created in the water cycle?