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Social Studies 5 - 2nd Term Practice Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world

a)

True

b)

False

2.

About _____ percent of our body weight is water.

a)

80

b)

70

c)

60

d)

90

3.

It is the process of taking water to the land so that the crops grow well.

a)

transportation

b)

cultivation

c)

respiration

d)

irrigation

4.

It refers to the gas that forms when water is heated.

a)

water droplets

b)

hail

c)

snow

d)

water vapour

5.

The foods we eat have water in them, and all our drinks are largely _____ .

a)

solidified

b)

water

c)

carbohydrates

d)

potassium

6.

Earth is the only planet in the Solar System with liquid water.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

About ___ percent of all the water on Earth is salty.

a)

96

b)

97

c)

95

d)

98

8.

There are ____ great oceans in the world.

a)

seven

b)

eight

c)

nine

d)

five

9.

There are huge sheets of ice called ______, around the North and South Poles.

a)

polar ice mountains

b)

polar ice caps

10.

Although there is lots of water on Earth, only about ___ percent of it is freshwater that we can use.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

The gas that forms when water is heated.

a)

water resistant

b)

water plant

c)

water vapour

d)

sublimation

12.

Water taken from a river or reservoir is clean.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

The salt is removed from seawater by a process called desalination.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Used water is called industry.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

We store water by building dams across rivers.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

The water we use came originally from rain or snow.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

A place where water can be found in a desert.

a)

island

b)

erosion

c)

oasis

d)

weathering

18.

______ are the driest places on Earth.

a)

tropic zone

b)

deserts

c)

oasis

d)

equator

19.

There are two kinds of desert, cold deserts and hot deserts.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

______ is the world's largest hot desert.

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Sahara desert

c)

Kalahari desert

d)

Negev desert

21.

Nutrients is one of the most important substances on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Ice flows down the ____ like slow-moving rivers

a)

streams

b)

lake

c)

mountain

d)

hills

23.

Arabian sea is the largest of the world’s seas.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Lake is a large hollow in the land which is filled with water.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Lake is a hole that has been dug or drilled into the ground to reach underground water, oil or gas.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Industry refers to the making of things in factories or workshops like Almarai Company.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Plants use their leaves to take up water from the soil.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The crops that farmers grow for our food need water to grow.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Some crops need more water to grow than others.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Rice and cotton, for example, need lots of water, while olives and oranges need only a little.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Most of the freshwater we use come from lakes, rivers and wells.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Some freshwater is found in the form of ice.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

There is a lot of salty water underground.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

The water in the ocean and seas is always _______

a)

neutral

b)

fresh

c)

salty

d)

brackish

35.

Desert plants are able to survive long periods with no rain. Which of these plants would you find in the desert?

a)

cactus

b)

conifer

c)

grasses

d)

wildflowers

36.

This continent is an example of a cold desert.

a)

Antartica

b)

Australia

c)

Iceland

37.

Which of the following would classify as a desert?

a)

warm temperatures with few animals

b)

warm temperatures with many animals

c)

average of less than 250 millimeters of rain falls each year

d)

more than 25 centimetres of rain per year

38.
What is one thing both "hot" and "cold" deserts have in common?
a)
All the land is made of sand
b)
Underground water filters impurities from the sand.
c)
There is a dramatic change between night and day temperatures.
d)
Both get regular predictable rainfall. 
39.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a desert? 
a)
very little rain
b)
hot in the day, cool at night
c)
sandy soil
d)
covered with grass
40.

Which is the largest desert the world?

a)

Great Basin Desert

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Sonoran Desert

41.
What is it called when an animal has a feature or behavior that helps it survive in its environment? 
a)
habitat
b)
environment
c)
adaptation
d)
climate
42.
Which adaptations help plants STORE water?
a)
long, thick roots
b)
thick stems and waxy skin
c)
shallow, wide roots
d)
large leaves and thorns
43.

The world's coldest desert is Gobi desert that can be found in which country in Asia?

a)

Japan

b)

Russia

c)

Mongolia

d)

China