Sun, Sinking Air and Cold Water is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on why environmental characteristics vary by region, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.10.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
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Sun, Sinking Air and Cold Water
D2.Geo.10.3-5
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Draw a line from each region to what it is like.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
The high latitudes
A western maritime coast
A monsoon coast
A continental interior
A.One drenching season and one dry season a year
B.Low sun all year, ice, and treeless ground
C.Mild wet weather in every season
D.Hot summers, hard winters, and low rainfall
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A high plateau in the tropics
A coast beside a cold current
The tropical desert belts
The equatorial belt
A.Sinking dry air, so almost no rain falls
B.Fog rather than rain, and desert inland
C.Constant heat and heavy rain, with rainforest
D.Tropical latitude with a temperate climate
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Answer key — Sun, Sinking Air and Cold Water
Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The high latitudes — B (Low sun all year, ice, and treeless ground) 2. A western maritime coast — C (Mild wet weather in every season) 3. A monsoon coast — A (One drenching season and one dry season a year) 4. A continental interior — D (Hot summers, hard winters, and low rainfall)
2.1. A high plateau in the tropics — D (Tropical latitude with a temperate climate) 2. A coast beside a cold current — B (Fog rather than rain, and desert inland) 3. The tropical desert belts — A (Sinking dry air, so almost no rain falls) 4. The equatorial belt — C (Constant heat and heavy rain, with rainforest)
More practice for D2.Geo.10.3-5
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