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Example: Land with water on three sides is a…? An island has water all around. Three sides is a peninsula. Answer: peninsula
Question 1
Which landform can erupt with hot, melted rock?
🌋 volcano
Hint: A volcano is an opening in Earth's surface where melted rock, called lava, can come out.
Question 2
Is it a landform or a body of water?
Sort into: ⛰️ landform · 🌊 body of water
⛰️ landform: hill, plain, mountain · 🌊 body of water: pond, lake, river
Hint: Landforms are shapes of the land, like mountains and islands. Bodies of water are places where water collects or flows.
Question 3
Which landform is made by melted rock that builds up over time?
volcano
Hint: Each time lava comes out and cools, the volcano can grow a little taller.
Question 4
First Peoples have lived on and watched the land for thousands of years. What can their knowledge teach us?
how local rivers, mountains and seasons change over time
Hint: Knowledge gathered over many generations can show how the land changes over long periods of time.
Question 5
A huge body of salt water is an…
ocean
Hint: Oceans are the biggest bodies of water, and they are salty.
Question 6
What was in the middle of the lake?
Jay's family drove across a wide, flat plain covered with farms.
Then the road climbed into tall, rocky mountains with snow on top.
They stopped for lunch in a low valley beside a rushing river.
The river flowed into a lake. In the middle of the lake was a small island with trees.
an island
Hint: Read the last sentence. Land with water all around it is an island.
Question 7
Which landform can be carved by a river cutting deep into rock?
a canyon
Hint: Over a very long time, a river can wear away rock and carve a deep canyon.
Question 8
Land with water all around it is called an…
🏝️ island
Hint: An island is surrounded by water on every side.
Question 9
Low land between hills or mountains is called a…
valley
Hint: Valleys are the low places between higher land. Rivers often flow through them.
Question 10
How is a hill different from a mountain?
a hill is lower and more rounded
Hint: Hills and mountains are both raised land, but hills are smaller and gentler.
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