Download Class VI Science worksheet The Four Realms of the Earth

INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT
MIDDLE SECTION
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
THE FOUR REALMS OF THE EARTH
Name: ______________________ Class VI Sec. ____Roll No: ____ Date: 22.10. 2014
I NAME THE FOLLOWING:
1. The solid surface layer of the Earth: ______________________
2. The most populous continent in the world: ____________
3. The second largest Continent on the Earth: ______________________
4. The largest hot desert in the world: _________________________
5. The world’s smallest continent: _______________________
6. The part of the Earth that is covered by water: ________________________
7. The largest coral reef on the Earth: _________________________________
8. The largest and the deepest Ocean: ____________________________
9. The second largest and the busiest Ocean: ________________________
10. The total weight of the air above any point: __________________________________
11. The uneven rise of the Earth’s temperature: _________________________
II FILL IN THE BLANKS
1. The four realms of the Earth are _________________, __________________________,
______________________ and __________________________
2. The three main components of the Earth are _________, ________ and _________
3. The two main features on the earth’s surface are the _______________________ and
____________________
4. The entire Asian continent lies in the ____________________ and ___________________________
Hemisphere.
5. The ________ Mountains and the ________________ Sea separate Asia from Europe on the West.
6. Europe and Asia together are called ____________________
7. ________________ is a peninsula surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the
North Sea.
8. The __________ Canal is one of the busiest marine routes in the world.Africa is bounded by the
_______________________ on the west, the _____________________ on the east and south, the
_____________________ on the north and _______________ on the north-east.
9. The Isthmus of _______________ links North America to South America.
10. The North and South America are named after the Italian explorer ___________________________
11. Australia gets its name from the Latin word __________________ meaning _____________________
12. The Indian Research stations at Antarctica are known as ___________________________ and
_____________
13. Water is transferred from the Earth’s surface to the atmosphere through __________________
14. Oceans cover _______% of the Earth’s surface.
15. The lowest point on the surface of the Earth is __________________________ in the Mariana Trench.
16. The Arctic is connected to the Pacific by a narrow stretch of shallow water body called the
________________________
17. _____________________ are the horizontal movements of sea water caused by many factors including
wind and the Earth’s movement.
18. The three major movements of the ocean waters are ___________, ___________ and
____________________
19. The word atmosphere is derived from __________ meaning _________________
20. The ______________________________________ is also known as Antarctic Ocean.
III GIVE ONE WORD FOR THE FOLLOWING
·
The largest continent in the world: ________________
·
A narrow strip of land connecting to larger land areas: __________________
·
The Greenwich Meridian passes through this continent: ______________________
·
The only continent through which the Equator, the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
passes through: ___________________
·
The longest river in the world: ___________________
·
The world’s largest and second longest river: _______________________
·
The world’s longest mountain range: ________________
·
It is called land down under: ______________________
·
Moving air: ______________
·
This gas causes global warming: _____________________________
IV MATCH THE FOLLOWING:
S.No
Column A
1.
Lithosphere
2.
Life giving gas
3.
Atlantic Ocean
4.
Southern Ocean
5.
Stratosphere
6.
Blue Planet
S.No
a
b
c
d
e
f
Column B
Earth
Antarctic Ocean
Ozone layer
Crust
Oxygen
Milwaukee Deep
Responses
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
V STATE WHETHER THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE TRUE OR FALSE:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The lithosphere is generally referred to as the crust: __________
Most of the land masses lie in the Northern Hemisphere: ______________
Oxygen and Nitrogen form 99% of the atmosphere: _____________
Suez Canal has increased the distance between Europe and India by 7000km: _____________
Air always moves from a region of high pressure to a low pressure: __________
VI DEFINE THE FOLLOWING IN ONE POINT:
1. Tides
2. Waves
3. Greenhouse Effect
4. Biosphere
5. Continents
VII GIVE REASON ( ONE POINT):
1. The Earth is called a unique planet.
2. Australia is called an island continent.
3. Antarctica is often referred to as the isolated continent.
4. Fresh water is a critical resource.
.
VIII ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN TWO POINTS
1. How is Africa separated from Europe and Asia?
2. Why is Antarctica called as the Icy Continent?
3. Define water cycle. Mention the different processes in the water cycle.
4. What is condensation?
5. Explain precipitation. Mention the different forms of precipitation.
6. Mention any two factors which make life possible on Earth?
IX ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION IN FOUR POINTS
1 What are biomes? What factors affect them?
X ON THE OUTLINE MAP OF THE WORLD, MARK AND NAME THE FOLLOWING
CONTINENTS AND THE OCEANS
S.NO.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
CONTINENTS
ASIA
AFRICA
NORTH AMERICA
SOUTH AMERICA
EUROPE
ANTARCTICA
AUSTRALIA
S.NO.
8
9
10
11
12
OCEANS
PACIFIC OCEAN
ATLANTIC OCEAN
INDIAN OCEAN
ARCTIC OCEAN
SOUTHERN OCEAN
XI ON THE OUTLINE MAP OF THE WORLD ,MARK AND NAME THE FOLLOWING:
1. Mediterranean Sea
2. Caspian Sea
3. Sahara Desert
4. Suez Canal
5. Panama Canal
6. River Nile
7. River Amazon
8. Bering Strait
9. Andes Mountains
10. Ural Mountains
XII LABEL THE DIAGRAM:
A. __________________________________
B. __________________________________
C. __________________________________
D. ___________________________________