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Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 28mins
The ancient ancestors of Native Americans may have come to America thousands of years ago by crossing a land bridge between Siberia and Alaska. What is the meaning of ancestors?
person from whom you are descended
melted
the way something is arranged or spread out
The air and soil are nonliving parts of the natural environment. What is the meaning of environment?
approach; ability to obtain
to cross
all things in the surroundings that affect living things
the way something is arranged or spread out
When lava, or molten rock, cools, it becomes igneous rock. What is the meaning of molten?
slant; slope
the turning around an axis
to expand; to increase quickly
melted
A temperature of 0o Celsius is equivalent to 32o Fahrenheit. What is the meaning of equivalent?
equal; having the same value or meaning
to change the normal appearance; to deform
the turning around an axis
the way something is arranged or spread out
Earth's rotation on its axis can be likened to the twirling of a top. What is the meaning of rotation?
equal; having the same value or meaning
to expand; to increase quickly
the way something is arranged or spread out
the turning around an axis
The library is one of the relatively quiet places in the school. What is the meaning of relatively?
to cross
in comparison to, in relation to something else
to change the normal appearance; to deform
approach; ability to obtain
The Mercator projection distorts areas near the poles but shows areas near the equator accurately. What is the meaning of distort?
melted
able to think of good ways to do things
to change the normal appearance; to deform
to cross
Steep inclinations can be difficult for walkers as well as vehicles to climb. What is the meaning of inclination?
slant; slope
the way something is arranged or spread out
approach; ability to obtain
the turning around an axis
The distribution of people in the United States is uneven, with fewer people living in most western states than the eastern states. What is the meaning of distribution?
melted
able to think of good ways to do things
person from whom you are descended
the way something is arranged or spread out
The cost of higher education has ballooned in recent years. What is the meaning of balloon as it is used in this sentence?
a human-made lake or pond where water is stored
to cross
to expand; to increase quickly
the turning around an axis
Resourceful farmers have built terraces to grow crops successfully on steep mountainsides. What is the meaning of resourceful?
able to think of good ways to do things
melted
in comparison to, in relation to something else
all things in the surroundings that affect living things
Many community libraries provide access to the Internet. What is the meaning of access?
to change the normal appearance; to deform
approach; ability to obtain
person from whom you are descended
to cross
Lake Mead in Nevada is a reservoir created by the Hoover Dam. What is the meaning of reservoir?
in comparison to, in relation to something else
all things in the surroundings that affect living things
a human-made lake or pond where water is stored
to expand; to increase quickly
Lines of latitude parallel each other and intersect lines of longitudes. What is the meaning of intersect?
to cross
the turning around an axis
to expand; to increase quickly
the way something is arranged or spread out
