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Grade 6 Atmosphere & Ocean Circulation Worksheet with Answers

Grade 6 (US) · Year 7 (UK) · Class 6 (India) · Science

Unit 4: Weather & ClimateAtmosphere & OceansNGSS MS-ESS2-6

Layers of the atmosphere, air masses and fronts, and how ocean currents affect climate. This free middle school worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Atmosphere & Ocean Circulation

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Learning goal: Atmosphere & Oceans · NGSS MS-ESS2-6

Directions: Read each question carefully and write your answer on the line.

RememberLayers of the atmosphere

Thermosphere80–600 kmauroras, space stationMesosphere50–80 kmmeteors burn upStratosphere12–50 kmozone layerTroposphere0–12 kmweather happens here
  1. 1

    What usually forms where a cold front meets warm air?

  2. 2

    What does the ozone layer protect us from?

  3. 3

    Why do coastal areas have milder climates?

  4. 4

    Why does warm air rise?

  5. 5

    What drives ocean surface currents?

  6. 6

    What is the Coriolis effect?

  7. 7

    What is a sea breeze?

  8. 8

    What is an air mass?

  9. 9

    Which layer contains the ozone layer?

  10. 10

    Does air pressure increase or decrease as you go up a mountain?

  11. 11

    In which layer of the atmosphere does weather happen?

  12. 12

    Which gas makes up most of the atmosphere?

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

You are in a closed room with a candle, a match and a lamp. What do you light first?

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  1. 1.storms and rain
  2. 2.harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays
  3. 3.water heats and cools slowly, keeping temperatures steady
  4. 4.it is less dense than cool air
  5. 5.wind (and Earth's rotation)
  6. 6.Earth's rotation curves winds and currents
  7. 7.cool wind blowing from the sea to land during the day
  8. 8.a large body of air with similar temperature and humidity
  9. 9.the stratosphere
  10. 10.decrease
  11. 11.the troposphere
  12. 12.nitrogen (about 78%)
  13. ★the match (challenge corner)

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