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Year 3 in England

2nd grade earth and rocks

7 2nd grade earth and rocks skills, each with a worked example, free practice that checks every answer, and a printable worksheet. Start with a mixed review, or jump to the skill you need.

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Ten questions drawn from every skill below.

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Land and water on Earth

CCSS NGSS.2-ESS2-2CCSS NGSS.2-ESS2-3CCSS NGSS.5-ESS2-2England: KS1 Geography linksEngland: KS3 Chemistry: Earth and atmosphere

Example

In which form is water found at the top of very high mountains?

  1. Water on high mountains is often frozen as snow and ice.
  2. So the answer is: solid ice and snow

Answer: solid ice and snow

Leads to: Rocks and soils, Salt water or fresh water? Where Earth's water is, Name the landform from its description, Oceans, seas, lakes, rivers and ponds

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Salt water or fresh water? Where Earth's water is

CCSS NGSS.2-ESS2-3CCSS NGSS.5-ESS2-2England: KS1 Geography linksEngland: KS2 Y4 States of matter

Example

Is this salt water or fresh water: the Mediterranean Sea?

  1. Oceans and seas are salty.
  2. So the answer is: salt water

Answer: salt water

Builds on: Land and water on Earth

Leads to: Frozen water on Earth: glaciers, ice sheets and icebergs, Graph where Earth's water is: salty, frozen and fresh

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Frozen water on Earth: glaciers, ice sheets and icebergs

CCSS NGSS.2-ESS2-3England: KS1 Geography linksEngland: KS2 Y4 States of matter

Example

Which description matches a glacier?

  1. So the answer is: a huge river of ice that slowly slides downhill

Answer: a huge river of ice that slowly slides downhill

Builds on: Salt water or fresh water? Where Earth's water is

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Name the landform from its description

CCSS NGSS.2-ESS2-2England: KS1 Geography links

Example

Which landform is this: a rounded rise of land, lower than a mountain?

  1. So the answer is: hill

Answer: hill

Builds on: Land and water on Earth

Leads to: Earth changes: fast or slow?, Patterns on maps: mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes

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Oceans, seas, lakes, rivers and ponds

CCSS NGSS.2-ESS2-2CCSS NGSS.2-ESS2-3England: KS1 Geography links

Example

Which body of water is this: the largest body of salt water, covering huge parts of Earth?

  1. So the answer is: ocean

Answer: ocean

Builds on: Land and water on Earth

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Earth changes: fast or slow?

CCSS NGSS.2-ESS1-1England: KS2 Y3 RocksEngland: KS1 Geography links

Example

Is this a fast change or a slow change: a storm washing away part of a beach?

  1. These changes happen suddenly.
  2. So the answer is: fast (minutes to days)

Answer: fast (minutes to days)

Builds on: Name the landform from its description

Leads to: Ways to slow wind and water from wearing away land

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Ways to slow wind and water from wearing away land

CCSS NGSS.2-ESS2-1CCSS NGSS.K-2-ETS1-3England: KS2 Y3 RocksEngland: KS1 Geography links

Example

Does this slow erosion or make it worse: walking new paths through dunes?

  1. These leave soil bare or speed up wind and water.
  2. So the answer is: makes erosion worse

Answer: makes erosion worse

Builds on: Earth changes: fast or slow?

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