Landforms
These are parts of Earth's surface....
A landfrorm
The largest body of water. Contains salt water.
Ocean
Name the 4 components of Earth.
Land, Air, Water, Living Things
Name 3 UNESCO world heritage sites in Alberta.
Dinosaur Provincial Park, Wood Buffalo National Park, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Waterton Lake National Park, Rocky Mountain National Parks.
Landforms that are mostly flat, while others are shaped liked the letter V.
Valley
Flowing bodies of water that come together to form a river.
Stream
Why is the Earth different than other planets?
It is the only planet with living things that we know of.
Name 3 landforms that can be found in Alberta.
Prairie, forest, mountains, valleys, plains, hoodoos, hills, etc.
A landform that is jagged and stick up high above the land around them.
Mountains
A large body of water that is completely surrounded by land.
A lake
What does a planet need for living things to exist (3 things).
Air (oxygen), Water, a good temperature.
Name 3 bodies of water that can be found in Alberta.
Lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, glaciers. NOT oceans or seas.
A rounded bump on Earth's surface.
Hill
How does water flow?
Downhill from small streams that combine to form larger streams, then rivers, then eventually lead to a large body of water.
What is a revolution? How long does Earth's revolution take?
the length of time it takes Earth to go around the sun, it takes 1 year, or 365 days.
What are 2 words that could describe a mountain?
Rocky, pointy, tall, high.
A landform that is a flat area of land that is higher than the land around it.
A plateau.
A large, slow moving piece of ice made up of freshwater.
A glacier
What is a rotation?
How long it takes Earth to spin around on it's axis, it takes 24 hours or 1 day.
What are 2 words that could describe a desert?
dry, sandy, rocky, dead, etc.