Landforms
Homophones
Vocabulary
The 50 States
Mystery!
100
Name two major differences between the Appalachian Mountain Range and the Rocky Mountain Range.
Possible answers: location (East v. West), age (old v. young), appearance (expose, rocky, sharp, jagged v. rounded, eroded, more forested, worn down)
100
"The students were a familiar _________ on the playground."
sight
100
Please define the word: chronological
arranged in order of time (ex: things arranged in chronological order mean that they are organized from earliest to latest)
100
What state is this?
100
What's the largest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
200
What is this type of landform called?
Bonus 50 pts: spell the landform correctly
plateau
200
D??r Morah Lucy,
You are the best teacher ever.
Sincerely,
the 4th and 5th grade
D - E - A - R
200
Please give the correct definition for the word: dreadful
horrible, terrible, or causing fear
200
What state is this?
Arkansas
200
Without counting on a calendar or using any other resource besides memory / knowledge, how many days, weeks, and months in a year? (50 extra bonus points if you can also explain how leap years work correctly and when the next leap year is / will be.
365 days in a year, 52 weeks in a year
leap years are every 4 years, the next leap year will be in 2024
300
________________ is the process by which water and wind can wear down land and create landforms like valleys and canyons.
Erosion
300
I _________ my pen pal a letter.
Bonus for 50 pts:
What are 2 other ways to spell words that sound the same as the one in the blank?
sent
Bonus:
scent, cent
300
Use the word "brisk" in a sentence. The sentence must indicate that you know what the word means.
definition is "quick, energetic" or "cold, chilly"
300
What state's nickname is "The Sunshine State"?
Florida
300
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
400
What is the difference between an exogenic and an endogenic process in creating new landforms?
Exogenic = external = changes / process from the outside of the Earth
Endogenic = internal = changes / process from the inside of the Earth
400
Please give the correct spelling for each word that fills in the blank space. The words both sound the same, but are spelled differently.
The top of a mountain is called its ______________.
If someone says to close your eyes, you're not allowed to _____________.
peak, peek
400
The word ferocious means.....?
fierce, violent, intimidating, scary
400
Why are Alaska and Hawaii called noncontiguous states?
They do not touch any other states.
400
Why do sea otters hold hands?
So that they don't drift apart while sleeping
500
The process of faulting or folding leads to this type of landform being formed by tectonic plates?
Mountain ranges
500
What is the difference between the word "effect" and the word "affect"?
Generally, we use affect as a verb (an action word) and effect as a noun (an object word)
500
Please use the verb dwindle or dwindled correctly in a sentence so that Morah Lucy can tell you know what it means.
dwindle means "reduce in number, decline, lessen"
500
Name all six New England states
ME, NH, RI, VT, CT, MA
500
Within 250,000 people + or -, what is the population of the state of Maine?
1, 372,000 (from 2021)