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WorksheetsEarth's Water and Land
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
What is landform A?
hill
plains
plateau
valley
Which landform is a mountain?
A
B
C
D
What is true about landform B?
It has steep slopes.
It has few living things.
It is covered in snow all year.
It is often used for farming.
Sam drew a model that compares landforms on land and on the ocean floor. He labeled a mountain on land, "Tallest mountain on Earth." His teacher said the model was not correct. Why?
The tallest mountains are on the ocean floor.
Mountains are not found on the ocean floor.
The tallest mountains are on land.
Mountains are not found on land.
What would be a good title for the poster?
Fresh Water
Solid Water
Liquid Water
Flowing Water
Which of these is solid water?
river
stream
pond
glacier
Manny is modeling where Earth's water is found. He pours different amounts of water into four containers. Which container models the ocean?
1
2
3
4
How could Manny make a better model for the ocean?
Heat the water.
Freeze the water.
Make the water flow.
Add salt to the water.
Kyle drew a map of the place where he lives. His map is shown below. Kyle wants to add a key to his map. He is adding pictures to model places on the map. Which picture would best model location B?
boat
car
house
tree
Which location does the water wave model?
forest
meadow
neighborhood
ocean
What is a map?
a key
a landform
a model
scale
Which of these best describes pictures or objects used to identify places on a map?
a key
a scale
a model
a landform
Jorge is using four glasses of water to model all the water on Earth. How many glasses should he use to model the amount of water in the ocean.
1
2
3
4
Ana is using things found around her home to model landforms. She turned a drinking cup upside down. Which landform does this cup model?
canyon
plain
plateau
valley
Ana is using things found around her home to model landforms. She placed some ice cream on a plate. Which landform does the ice cream model.
hills
plains
canyon
valleys
Ana is using things found around her home to model landforms. She turned a book upside down. Which landform does the book model?
valley
plains
canyon
mountain
What is the source of salt in the oceans?
glaciers
lakes
ponds
rivers
Tanya is at school. She wants to go to the store on her way home from school. Look at the map and the map scale. About how far is the school from the store.
1 meter
50 meters
100 meters
500 meters
Why do map makers use scales on maps?
to show distance
to show landforms
to show time
to show buildings
What is another name for a stream?
lake
pond
river
sea
