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Land, water & air transport

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Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 7-9

Land, water & air transport

Take your time. Show your thinking.

1. What is the long, flat paved strip at an airport where aeroplanes accelerate to take off and touch down to land: a runway or a harbour?
What is the long, flat pav… · Land, water & air transport
2. Does a passenger ferry travel on land, on water, or in the air?
Does a passenger ferry tra… · Land, water & air transport
3. Which form of transport uses zero fuel, makes no smoke, and exercises your legs on short trips: walking (or cycling) or flying in a jet?
Which form of transport us… · Land, water & air transport
4. What safety item should every passenger wear when travelling in a small boat or speedboat: a lifejacket (personal flotation device) or roller skates?
What safety item should ev… · Land, water & air transport
5. What do we call buses, trams, ferries and trains that anyone in the community can ride together along shared routes: public transport or private aircraft?
What do we call buses, tra… · Land, water & air transport
6. What safety strap must drivers and passengers fasten across their chest and lap inside a car or bus: a seatbelt or a shoelace?
What safety strap must dri… · Land, water & air transport
7. Which heavy farm vehicle has large, deep-tread tyres to pull ploughs and trailers across muddy fields: a tractor or a scooter?
Which heavy farm vehicle h… · Land, water & air transport
8. Why are giant container ships used to transport goods like grain, clothing and electronics across oceans: one ship can carry thousands of containers efficiently over long sea routes, or ships fly over mountains?
Why are giant container sh… · Land, water & air transport
9. What traditional wooden boat is used across the Maldives for fishing and inter-island travel: a dhoni or a gondola?
What traditional wooden bo… · Land, water & air transport
10. What bridge or tunnel structure allows pedestrians to cross safely over or under a busy railway line or highway: a footbridge (or underpass) or a slipway?
What bridge or tunnel stru… · Land, water & air transport
11. What floating marker anchored in a channel shows boat captains the safe deep-water route through a lagoon or harbour: a navigation buoy (or beacon) or a postbox?
What floating marker ancho… · Land, water & air transport
12. Does a helicopter travel on land, on water, or in the air?
Does a helicopter travel o… · Land, water & air transport

12 questions · Seed 104743 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

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Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 7-9

Land, water & air transport

Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.

1. What is the long, flat paved strip at an airport where aeroplanes accelerate to take off and touch down to land: a runway or a harbour?
Runway
Aircraft take off and land along the airport runway.
2. Does a passenger ferry travel on land, on water, or in the air?
On water
A ferry is a boat or ship that carries passengers and cargo across water.
3. Which form of transport uses zero fuel, makes no smoke, and exercises your legs on short trips: walking (or cycling) or flying in a jet?
Walking (or cycling)
Walking and cycling are human-powered active transport.
4. What safety item should every passenger wear when travelling in a small boat or speedboat: a lifejacket (personal flotation device) or roller skates?
Lifejacket (personal flotation device)
A properly fitted lifejacket keeps a person afloat in the water.
5. What do we call buses, trams, ferries and trains that anyone in the community can ride together along shared routes: public transport or private aircraft?
Public transport
Public transport moves many passengers together, reducing road traffic and fuel use per person.
6. What safety strap must drivers and passengers fasten across their chest and lap inside a car or bus: a seatbelt or a shoelace?
Seatbelt
Seatbelts keep passengers securely in their seats during sudden stops.
7. Which heavy farm vehicle has large, deep-tread tyres to pull ploughs and trailers across muddy fields: a tractor or a scooter?
Tractor
Tractors provide high traction and pulling power on farms.
8. Why are giant container ships used to transport goods like grain, clothing and electronics across oceans: one ship can carry thousands of containers efficiently over long sea routes, or ships fly over mountains?
One ship can carry thousands of containers efficiently over long sea routes
Maritime container shipping has the lowest energy use per tonne-kilometre for bulk ocean trade.
9. What traditional wooden boat is used across the Maldives for fishing and inter-island travel: a dhoni or a gondola?
Dhoni
The dhoni is the traditional multi-purpose vessel of the Maldives.
10. What bridge or tunnel structure allows pedestrians to cross safely over or under a busy railway line or highway: a footbridge (or underpass) or a slipway?
Footbridge (or underpass)
A footbridge or underpass separates people walking from fast-moving traffic.
11. What floating marker anchored in a channel shows boat captains the safe deep-water route through a lagoon or harbour: a navigation buoy (or beacon) or a postbox?
Navigation buoy (or beacon)
Channel buoys and beacons mark reefs, shoals and safe shipping lanes.
12. Does a helicopter travel on land, on water, or in the air?
In the air
A helicopter uses spinning overhead rotor blades to fly in the air.

12 questions · Seed 104743 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 7-9

Land, water & air transport

Take your time. Show your thinking.

1. What is the long, flat paved strip at an airport where aeroplanes accelerate to take off and touch down to land: a runway or a harbour?
What is the long, flat pav… · Land, water & air transport
2. Does a passenger ferry travel on land, on water, or in the air?
Does a passenger ferry tra… · Land, water & air transport
3. Which form of transport uses zero fuel, makes no smoke, and exercises your legs on short trips: walking (or cycling) or flying in a jet?
Which form of transport us… · Land, water & air transport
4. What safety item should every passenger wear when travelling in a small boat or speedboat: a lifejacket (personal flotation device) or roller skates?
What safety item should ev… · Land, water & air transport
5. What do we call buses, trams, ferries and trains that anyone in the community can ride together along shared routes: public transport or private aircraft?
What do we call buses, tra… · Land, water & air transport
6. What safety strap must drivers and passengers fasten across their chest and lap inside a car or bus: a seatbelt or a shoelace?
What safety strap must dri… · Land, water & air transport
7. Which heavy farm vehicle has large, deep-tread tyres to pull ploughs and trailers across muddy fields: a tractor or a scooter?
Which heavy farm vehicle h… · Land, water & air transport
8. Why are giant container ships used to transport goods like grain, clothing and electronics across oceans: one ship can carry thousands of containers efficiently over long sea routes, or ships fly over mountains?
Why are giant container sh… · Land, water & air transport
9. What traditional wooden boat is used across the Maldives for fishing and inter-island travel: a dhoni or a gondola?
What traditional wooden bo… · Land, water & air transport
10. What bridge or tunnel structure allows pedestrians to cross safely over or under a busy railway line or highway: a footbridge (or underpass) or a slipway?
What bridge or tunnel stru… · Land, water & air transport
11. What floating marker anchored in a channel shows boat captains the safe deep-water route through a lagoon or harbour: a navigation buoy (or beacon) or a postbox?
What floating marker ancho… · Land, water & air transport
12. Does a helicopter travel on land, on water, or in the air?
Does a helicopter travel o… · Land, water & air transport

12 questions · Seed 104743 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 7-9

Land, water & air transport

Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.

1. What is the long, flat paved strip at an airport where aeroplanes accelerate to take off and touch down to land: a runway or a harbour?
Runway
Aircraft take off and land along the airport runway.
2. Does a passenger ferry travel on land, on water, or in the air?
On water
A ferry is a boat or ship that carries passengers and cargo across water.
3. Which form of transport uses zero fuel, makes no smoke, and exercises your legs on short trips: walking (or cycling) or flying in a jet?
Walking (or cycling)
Walking and cycling are human-powered active transport.
4. What safety item should every passenger wear when travelling in a small boat or speedboat: a lifejacket (personal flotation device) or roller skates?
Lifejacket (personal flotation device)
A properly fitted lifejacket keeps a person afloat in the water.
5. What do we call buses, trams, ferries and trains that anyone in the community can ride together along shared routes: public transport or private aircraft?
Public transport
Public transport moves many passengers together, reducing road traffic and fuel use per person.
6. What safety strap must drivers and passengers fasten across their chest and lap inside a car or bus: a seatbelt or a shoelace?
Seatbelt
Seatbelts keep passengers securely in their seats during sudden stops.
7. Which heavy farm vehicle has large, deep-tread tyres to pull ploughs and trailers across muddy fields: a tractor or a scooter?
Tractor
Tractors provide high traction and pulling power on farms.
8. Why are giant container ships used to transport goods like grain, clothing and electronics across oceans: one ship can carry thousands of containers efficiently over long sea routes, or ships fly over mountains?
One ship can carry thousands of containers efficiently over long sea routes
Maritime container shipping has the lowest energy use per tonne-kilometre for bulk ocean trade.
9. What traditional wooden boat is used across the Maldives for fishing and inter-island travel: a dhoni or a gondola?
Dhoni
The dhoni is the traditional multi-purpose vessel of the Maldives.
10. What bridge or tunnel structure allows pedestrians to cross safely over or under a busy railway line or highway: a footbridge (or underpass) or a slipway?
Footbridge (or underpass)
A footbridge or underpass separates people walking from fast-moving traffic.
11. What floating marker anchored in a channel shows boat captains the safe deep-water route through a lagoon or harbour: a navigation buoy (or beacon) or a postbox?
Navigation buoy (or beacon)
Channel buoys and beacons mark reefs, shoals and safe shipping lanes.
12. Does a helicopter travel on land, on water, or in the air?
In the air
A helicopter uses spinning overhead rotor blades to fly in the air.

12 questions · Seed 104743 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification