Quiz 2: Earth's Land and Water Features

Where is most of Earth's saltwater found?

• oceans

• rivers

• lakes

• streams

What is different about the water found in a glacier and the water found in a river?

• a river has saltwater

• the water in the glacier is frozen

• the glacier starts with melting snow

• glaciers usually flow into the ocean

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What is a lake?

• A body of water with land all around it

• one of Earth's largest bodies of water

• a stream of flowing water

• land with water all around it

Jackson listed the features of a body of water in his science notebook.  What title should Jackson use for his list?

• Features of a Bay

• Features of a Lake

• Features of a River

• Features of an Ocean

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Which body of water has the fewest plants and animals living in it.

• ocean

• stream

• glacier

• estuary

How is a pond different from a lake?

• Ponds have moving water.

• Ponds are smaller and more shallow.

• Ponds are not surrounded by land.

• Ponds have a different amount of salt.

The picture below shows a stream.  What does this stream flow through?

• a mountain

• a valley

• a plateau

• the plains

The picture below shows a landscape.  Which number represents a plain?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

In which ways are hills MOST different from mountains?

• Hills are smaller and more rounded.

• Hills are deeper and more level.

• Hills are steeper and rockier.

• Hills are taller and snowy.

Which sentence correctly describes valleys and plains?

• Valleys and plains are flat.

• Valleys and plains have hilly areas.

• Valleys have hills, and plains have different shapes.

• Valleys have low areas, and plains are flat.