3rd Grade Week 17: Modifying and Adapting to the Environment 3r

Which word means “to change the environment”?

• identify

• modify

• petrify

• amplify

What does “desalination” do?

• It takes water out of salt.

• It takes water out of rocks.

• It makes water cool faster.

• It takes salt out of water.

Why do people drain wetlands?

• to irrigate a desert

• to catch alligators

• to create farmland

• to build a ranch

True or False:

People modify the desert by using seawater greenhouses to farm.

• True

• False

True or False:

Mountains are warm.

• True

• False

True or False:

Wetlands are places that are often flooded.

• True

• False

True or False:

Plains can be found in various wetlands.

• True

• False