This quiz addresses part of the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2 in Geography. Specifically it looks at water features found on Earth, such as oceans, seas, lakes and rivers. It is one of 50 quizzes to help you understand the world around you.
More of the Earth is covered by water than by land. Nearly all this water is in seas and oceans. But some of the water is in lakes and rivers. Sea water is salty. It is sometimes called brine. The water in lakes and rivers is called freshwater. Freshwater is not salty. Let’s learn a bit more about the water found on our planet.
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What are really big seas called? |
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Lakes |
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Oceans |
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Continents |
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Countries |
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Here are four describing words. Which one is a good word for seawater? |
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Sweet |
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Salty |
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Pure |
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Fresh |
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The water in lakes and rivers is not salty. It is called __________. |
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Brine |
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Lemonade |
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Freshwater |
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Dew |
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Last year, Sam went for a sail with his family on Windermere. Windermere is in Cumbria, in the north of England.
This year, they were in Scotland. They went for a sail on Loch Lomond.
Windermere and Loch Lomond are both _____. |
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Mountains |
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Hills |
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Valleys |
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Lakes |
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What is the name for a very small river? |
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Estuary |
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Lake |
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Tarn |
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Stream |
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What is another name for a stream? |
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Brook |
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Valley |
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Brine |
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Vale |
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The River Severn flows into the Bristol Channel. Where it meets the sea is called the Severn _______. |
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Estuary |
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Lake |
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Stream |
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Shoreline |
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Which big river runs through Egypt? |
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Amazon |
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Nile |
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Yangtze |
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Rhine |
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Which big river runs through Brazil? |
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Amazon |
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Nile |
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Danube |
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Mississippi |
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Which one of these rivers runs through China? |
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Nile |
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Mississippi |
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Yangtze |
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Amazon |
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1.
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What are really big seas called? |
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| [ ] |
Lakes |
| [x] |
Oceans |
| [ ] |
Continents |
| [ ] |
Countries |
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2.
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Here are four describing words. Which one is a good word for seawater? |
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| [ ] |
Sweet |
| [x] |
Salty |
| [ ] |
Pure |
| [ ] |
Fresh |
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3.
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The water in lakes and rivers is not salty. It is called __________. |
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Brine |
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Lemonade |
| [x] |
Freshwater |
| [ ] |
Dew |
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4.
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Last year, Sam went for a sail with his family on Windermere. Windermere is in Cumbria, in the north of England.
This year, they were in Scotland. They went for a sail on Loch Lomond.
Windermere and Loch Lomond are both _____. |
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| [ ] |
Mountains |
| [ ] |
Hills |
| [ ] |
Valleys |
| [x] |
Lakes |
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5.
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What is the name for a very small river? |
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| [ ] |
Estuary |
| [ ] |
Lake |
| [ ] |
Tarn |
| [x] |
Stream |
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6.
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What is another name for a stream? |
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| [x] |
Brook |
| [ ] |
Valley |
| [ ] |
Brine |
| [ ] |
Vale |
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7.
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The River Severn flows into the Bristol Channel. Where it meets the sea is called the Severn _______. |
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| [x] |
Estuary |
| [ ] |
Lake |
| [ ] |
Stream |
| [ ] |
Shoreline |
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8.
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Which big river runs through Egypt? |
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| [ ] |
Amazon |
| [x] |
Nile |
| [ ] |
Yangtze |
| [ ] |
Rhine |
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9.
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Which big river runs through Brazil? |
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| [x] |
Amazon |
| [ ] |
Nile |
| [ ] |
Danube |
| [ ] |
Mississippi |
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10.
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Which one of these rivers runs through China? |
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| [ ] |
Nile |
| [ ] |
Mississippi |
| [x] |
Yangtze |
| [ ] |
Amazon |
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