Science Study Guide - Unit 1 Land and Water

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

• Blue Clay

• Brown Sand

• Green Grass

• Gray Rocks

Jesse wants to find out where mountains are located in the United States. Describe the kind of map he should use.

• Political map

• 3-Dimensional map

• Climate map

• Population map

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

• Mountain

• Valley

• Plains

• Hill

How are the features of the ocean floor similar to and different from those on land?

• They both have mountains, plains, and canyons like earth but are underwater

• They are both on the land

• They are both underwater

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 color of the ocean on the map

• The size of the ocean on the map covers the most surface

• The location of the ocean on the map

• The name of the ocean on the map

Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices. _______ and _______ are types of freshwater.

• melted ice, snow

• oceans, seas

• seas, snow

• mud, oceans

A student is looking at a map of Earth. The bottom of the map has a big white part that shows frozen water. The water is frozen there because it is very cold. Where else could the student find a big area of frozen water?

• middle of a map

• east of a map

• north of a map

• west of a map

Mateo looks at a map of one area of North America with Land, Lakes, Ocean, and Bay. Tell about three patterns of water and/or land that you can see on a map.

• lakes, oceans, and bays are bodies of water

• rivers connect to lakes

• water is around the land

• maps only have land and no water

Name and tell about one more kind of thing that the map could show about water or the land.

• Mountains have pointed tops with steep sides.

• Plateaus have pointed tops

• Plains are flat land with no slopes

• Snow can be found on the top of a mountain