In this Grade 2 science worksheet, students explore how landforms shape weather and animal life. Multiple-choice questions ask why mountain tops are cold, why deserts are dry, and why polar bears live on icy coasts. Fill-in-the-blank items reinforce that tall mountains block clouds, that oceans cool the nearby air, and that animals have special bodies that match their homes. A rich connection between geography and life science.
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Landforms & Water Features
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Why is the top of a mountain often colder than the bottom?
A) It is closer to the sun
B) Higher air is cooler and thinner
C) Mountains make their own ice
D) The grass is cold
2. Why do very few plants grow in a hot desert?
A) Too many animals eat them
B) The sand is too soft
C) There is very little rain
D) It is too cold
3. Why do polar bears live near the icy ocean and not in the desert?
A) They like sand
B) Their thick fur keeps them warm in cold places
C) Deserts have no food
D) Oceans have no fish
4. How can a tall mountain change the weather on one side of it?
A) It blocks clouds, making one side dry
B) It makes snow fall everywhere
C) It heats the wind up
D) It causes earthquakes
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The top of a tall mountain is often covered with snow all year.
2. A desert is hot and dry because it gets very little rain.
3. Animals that live in cold places often have thick fur to stay warm.
4. The air near the ocean is often cooler in summer than land far away.
5. Land near a ocean often gets more rain than land far from water.
Landforms & Water Features
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Why is the top of a mountain often colder than the bottom?
A) It is closer to the sun
B) Higher air is cooler and thinner
C) Mountains make their own ice
D) The grass is cold
2. Why do very few plants grow in a hot desert?
A) Too many animals eat them
B) The sand is too soft
C) There is very little rain
D) It is too cold
3. Why do polar bears live near the icy ocean and not in the desert?
A) They like sand
B) Their thick fur keeps them warm in cold places
C) Deserts have no food
D) Oceans have no fish
4. How can a tall mountain change the weather on one side of it?
A) It blocks clouds, making one side dry
B) It makes snow fall everywhere
C) It heats the wind up
D) It causes earthquakes
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) The top of a tall mountain is often covered with snow all year.
2) A desert is hot and dry because it gets very little rain.
3) Animals that live in cold places often have thick fur to stay warm.
4) The air near the ocean is often cooler in summer than land far away.
5) Land near a ocean often gets more rain than land far from water.
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