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Gr 6 EoT 3 Review

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  • Which human activity leads to land development for houses and other buildings?
    urbanization
  • How does an increase in the population affect the amount of wastes produced?
    the amount of wastes produced increases
  • When water vapor loses thermal energy it ___________________________, and millions of droplets come together to form clouds.
    condenses
  • What is one affect of deforestation?
    amount of carbon dioxide in the air increases
  • What kind of weather forms from a cold front?
    showers, heavy rains, storms
  • What does it mean for water to have a high specific heat?
    It takes longer for water to heat up or cool down.
  • What makes evaporation happen?
    energy from the sun heats the water
  • What kind of weather forms from low pressure systems?
    cloudy weather and precipitation
  • What makes condensation happen?
    the water vapor cools
  • How does elevation affect climate?
    the higher the elevation the colder the climate
  • How are stationary fronts different from the other types of fronts?
    the air masses stall or stop moving
  • Why are some regions rainforests while others are deserts?
    rainforests are found in low pressure systems and deserts are found in high pressure systems
  • During which part of the water cycle is energy absorbed by water?
    evpaporation
  • When water changes from a liquid to a solid, thermal energy is ________.
    released
  • What type of front forms when a cold air mass moves toward a warm air mass?
    cold front
  • What causes wind to blow?
    differences in air pressure
  • The downhill flow of water on land is propelled by ______________________.
    gravity
  • Water vapor is found in which of Earth's systems?
    the atmosphere
  • Which human activity causes groundwater contamination from fertilizers?
    agriculture
  • What does it mean for sand to have a low specific heat?
    Sand will got hot faster.
  • When cool, dense air from over the water flows inland, it's called a ____.
    sea breeze