| "Canada's
Rocks"
Comprehension Questions
| 1. |
Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. |
| 2. |
They are formed from molten rock that has become solid. |
| 3. |
Lava is molten rock that is on top of the Earth's surface. Magma is molten rock that is still beneath the Earth's surface. |
| 4. |
They are formed from one or more different types of rocks that have been cemented, weathered, or pressed together. Some examples are sandstone, shale, and limestone. |
| 5. |
Slate, phyllite, schist, and gneiss. |
| 6. |
415 million years old. |
"Canada's
Rocks"
Trivia Question
Sedimentary rocks
"Canada's Rocks"
Suffixes
1.
bigger 2. beautifully 3. smallest
4. coming 5. originally
6. visiting
7. seriousness 8. heated 9. rocky
10. scenic 11. compressor
12. location 13. locally 14. usage
15. useful 16. tenth 17.
useless
18. placement 19. dangerous 20.
togetherness
"Glaciers
-- Large Bodies of Ice"
Comprehension Questions
| 1. |
A glacier is a large body of ice that moves slowly down a slope or valley or spreads outward on a land surface. |
| 2. |
About 20,000 years ago. |
| 3. |
Ice sheets, ice shelves, ice caps. |
| 4. |
One kilometer thick. |
| 5. |
Some researchers believe the glaciers came from close by, in the upland areas of the north. Other researchers believe the glaciers came from Quebec and crossed the Bay of Fundy to get to Nova Scotia. |
| 6. |
The water formed lakes, rivers, and raised the ocean level. |
"Glaciers
-- Large Bodies of Ice"
Reading Between the Lines
| 1. |
Most are in Antarctica, Greenland, but they are found in almost all continents of the world. |
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