Earth and its habitats

Revision Worksheet

Vocabulary words:
Core, crust, internal structure, magma, external structure, mantle, ash,
erupt, risk, composite volcano, laval, secondary cone, crater, plateau,
vent, coastal area, landslide, earthquake, transfers, epicenter, tsunami,
focus, wave, beak, gills, crack open, strain and fins.
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2. (a). Look at the diagram below and label it from 1 to 6.

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(b). What type of volcano this diagram represents?

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5. Look at the map of the world in the following picture which shows where the main volcanoes are.

Questions

(a). Around which ocean are there many volcanoes?​

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(b). Trace with your finger along the volcanoes around this ocean. Name the countries as you go.

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(c). Why do you think this is called the Pacific Ring of Fire?

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(d). Find areas on the map that are unlikely to have volcanoes. Why are there no volcanoes here?​

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6. A powerful earthquake struck Japan, with its epicenter located 10 km off the coast. Tsunami

warnings were issued to people living along Japan’s coastline and nearby islands.​

(a). What does the term epicenter mean?

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(b). What is a tsunami?​

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(c). Why were warnings given to people living near the coast?​

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(d). Why does Japan experience frequent earthquakes?​

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(e). What causes a tsunami?​

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7. Fill in the words to complete these sentences. Use these words:

composite earthquakes Ring ejects tsunami ash lava Fire

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(a). The volcano _______________ material from the crater. The volcano in the diagram is a

_______________ volcano because it has repeating layers of _______________ and

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(b). Volcanoes form where there are _______________ in the Earth’s crust.

(c). When an earthquake starts under the sea it causes a giant wave called a _______________.

(d). Volcanoes and _______________ are common around the _______________ Ocean.​
This area is called the Pacific _______________of _______________.

8 (a). Label the following diagram.

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(b) .

(c).

9. Match the following words with their meanings.

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10. Read the pages 88 - 89 and answer the following questions.

11. Read the following information about elephants.

Elephants live in hot, wet regions where there is grass and trees. They spend 12 to 18
hours a day eating! They can eat hundreds of kilograms of grass, leaves and twigs
every day. Elephants can also drink up to 200 litres of water a day. They use their long
trunks to suck up water and grip grass, twigs and leaves.

(a). Describe the habitat of an elephant.

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(b). Describe one way that an elephant is suited to its habitat.​

(c). Do you think elephants can survive in a dry habitat? Why?

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​ 12. Read this information about how orangutans are suited to their habitat.

Orangutans live in tropical forests in Asia. For most of the time orangutans live in ​
the tops of the trees.
Orangutans are suited to their habitat in
many ways. For example, they have ​
strong, very long arms to allow them to
swing from one tree to the next. ​
These arms can be over two metres long,
which is longer than their bodies! ​
They also have strong, short legs to help
them to climb trees.
Orangutans have five fingers just like
humans, so they can grip branches very
well. ​
They use their fingers to grab and open the
fruit that they eat.
The orangutans’ fingers and hands are very sensitive. This allows them to control ​
the movement of each finger and do delicate tasks. For example, they can hold a ​
thin stick and use the stick to get termites, large ant-like insects, from holes in trees.
Glossary: ​
tropical forest – a forest in a hot, wet part of the world. ​
The trees there are very tall with big green leaves

swing – move forwards and backwards when you are holding on to something with your
hands

climb – the action of using your hands and feet to get to the top

grip – hold on tightly

grab – snatch

sensitive – lots of feeling

delicate task – a task or action that needs very careful finger work

termites – large ant-like insects that animals like the orangutan like to eat

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(a). Use the words above to complete the sentences below.

1. The habitat that orangutans live in is a ___________________ forest.

2. Orangutans are suited to life in the tops of the trees. They ___________________

from one tree to the next tree with their long arms.

3. They ___________________ to the tops of the trees with their strong legs.

4. They ___________________ the branches with their strong fingers. They use their

fingers to ___________________ fruit.

5. They can do ___________________ tasks with their hands. For example, they can

use a thin stick to get ___________________ from holes in trees.

(b). Choose the correct alternatives in these sentences:

1. The habitat that orangutans live in is tropical grassland / tropical forest.

2. Orangutans live in the tops of the trees / on the forest floor.

3. Orangutans swing / jump from tree to tree. They can do this because they have very

short / long arms.

4. Orangutans have three / five fingers so they can grip / slide down branches.

5. Orangutans can hold small objects like a thin / thick stick with their fingers.

6. They have strong long / short legs to help them to climb trees.

7.​Orangutans use their fingers to grab leaves / fruit to eat.

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