Earth’s Landscape

A student is making a model of her town. There is a small stream in the town. What would be the best to use to model the stream?

• a few rocks stacked together

• a thin line of blue clay

• a handful of sand shaped into a hill

Jesse wants to find out where mountains are located in Spain. Describe what kind of map he should use.

Kyle is traveling through land that is very flat. Which landform is he most likely seeing?

• plains

• mountains

• hills

A student is looking at a map of Earth. She decides most of Earth’s water is in the ocean. What most likely helped her decide this?

• The map shows how deep the ocean is.

• Sometimes there are big pieces of land next to the ocean.

• The ocean covers more of Earth’s surface than anything else.

• There are some blue spots on the land that are not part of the ocean.

Maps can be used to show the shapes and kinds of _______ and bodies of water in an area.

A student is drawing a map that shows different landforms. She wants to make a plain on her map. How should she draw a plain?

• an area that is tall

• an area that is flat

• an area right next to an ocean

• an area in between two mountains

Which of these are landforms?

• rivers

• valleys

• oceans

• plains

• mountains

The letters on the map represent ______.

• oceans

• continents

• islands

Amaya sees a small piece of land with water all around it on a map. What is she most likely seeing?

• a continent

• an ocean

• an island

Zara wants to learn about where water is found on Earth. She visits her school library and finds a book to read about water. Part of the book is shown.

Water on earth

Watwr is found all over Earth. It is found in oceans, rivers, lakes, and ponds. Water can even be found under the ground. Water can be liquid or solid. Liquid water starts to freeze when it is very cold. When liquid water freezes, it turns to ice. Ice is found in cold places on Earth. One place ice is found is at the North Pole.

Tell where solid water and liquid water can be found on Earth.