Changing Land Reading Science

How does the author organize this piece of text to help the reader understand it better?

• By describing the effects of water weathering

• By telling the cause and effects of water weathering

• By sequencing the events of water weathering

• By discussing the problem of the Lake Delhi dam and how the residents responded to it

What does the word receded mean?

• To draw back or withdraw from a point

• To slope backward

• To become greater

• To prolong

What environmental factor caused the dam to break?

• The concrete that was used to build it

• The third floodgate that was not working properly

• The dam that was made out of clay, sand, soil, and rock

• The eroded soil that flowed over the dam

What can the reader infer about building dams in 1922 versus building dams today?

• They are built the same way.

• They are built with the same materials today.

• They are not checked for malfunctions today.

• They are built with stronger materials today.

The author wrote this passage–

• to inform the reader about how water changes the land.

• to describe what happened when a dam broke

• to sequence the events of the breaching of a dam.

• to persuade people to build stronger dams today.

Which sentence supports the statement, “Water and gravity break rocks, soil, and sediment and move them around

• The dam was in danger; it could not hold back the huge amount of water.

• When the water receded, farmers found dead fish as well as parts of homes and boats in their fields.

• The water flowed out of the lake and took soil with it.

• The concrete road was broken up into small pieces that flowed downstream.

Which important piece of information would the reader want others to know from reading this passage?

• Water can harm plants and animals.

• Humans can have an impact on their environment.

• Water’s powerful force can cause erosion and flooding that changes Earth’s landscape.

• Dams should be built out of strong materials so they do not breach.