Grade 2 Week 5 Land on Earth

What is a landform?

• A shape of Earth's surface
• A type of animal
• A kind of weather
• A plant

What are the biggest areas of land on Earth called?

• Islands
• Continents
• Valleys
• Hills

What is an island?

• A tall mountain
• A flat plain
• Land surrounded by water
• A deep canyon

Which is the tallest kind of landform on Earth?

• Hill
• Valley
• Plain
• Mountain

Mountains often have a _____.

• Flat top and flat sides
• Pointed top and steep sides
• Round bottom and no sides
• Smooth, flat surface

What are hills?

• Areas of water
• Deep valleys
• Mounds of land and rock
• Flat areas of land

How are hills different from mountains?

• Hills are not as tall as mountains
• Hills are taller than mountains
• Hills are made of water
• Hills are always flat

What is a valley?

• The tallest landform
• Land surrounded by water
• Wide, flat land
• Low land between two mountains or hills

What is a plain?

• A high mountain
• Wide, flat land
• A deep valley
• An island

A plain can be a good place for _____.

• Mountains
• Oceans
• Farms
• Canyons

What is a canyon?

• A deep valley with very high, steep sides
• A small round hill
• A wide, flat plain
• Land surrounded by water

On a landform map, smooth green areas usually show _____.

• Deep water
• High mountains
• Low, flat land
• Steep rocks

On a landform map, rough brown areas show _____.

• Low, flat land
• High land on a slope
• Oceans
• Islands only

What is a mountain range?

• A huge group of mountains
• A group of rivers
• A flat area of land
• A group of islands

What is the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada according to the presentation?

• Denali Peak
• Mount Whitney
• Mount Everest
• Grand Canyon

A valley can be _____.

• Deep and narrow or long and wide
• Only tall and steep
• Only round and smooth
• Completely surrounded by water

Islands can be _____.

• Only very small
• Only very large
• Only underwater
• Small or large