Science Quiz

A student is making a model of her town. There is a small stream in the town. What would be best to use to model the stream? (1 point)

• a few rocks stacked together

• a thin line of blue clay or blue paper

• a handful of sand shaped into a hill

Which word describes land that is surrounded by water? (1 point)

• island

• valley

• plains

Kyle is traveling through land that is very flat. Which landform is he most likely seeing? (1 point)

• plains

• mountains

• hills

How are the features of the ocean floor similar to those on land? (1 point)

• The ocean floor has landforms such as mountains, valleys and canyons

• The ocean floor is rocky like land can be

• The ocean floor is sandy and smooth like the plains on land

A student is looking at a map of Earth. She decides most of Earth's water is in the ocean. What most likely helped her decide this? (1 point)

• The map shows how deep the ocean is.

• Sometimes there are big pieces of land next to the ocean.

• The ocean covers more of Earth's surface than anything else.

• There are some blue spots on the land that are not part of the ocean.

A mass of ice that moves slowly across land is called_______________________.

• a snowcap

• an avalanche

• a glacier

• an iceberg

• a snowdrift

__________________ and ________________ are types of freshwater.

• Ocean

• Mud

• Melted ice

• River

• Snow

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NGSS.5-ESS2-2

A student is looking at a map of Earth. The bottom of the map has a big white part that shows frozen water. The water is frozen there because it is very cold. Where else could the student find a big area of frozen water?

• at the top of the map

• in the middle of the map

• along the left side of the map

• around the continents on the map

The features of an area can be represented on a map using _____________________.

• symbols

• compass rose

• latitude lines

• longitude lines

Which is the tallest landform?

• canyon

• mountain

• hill