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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. What safety equipment protects a cyclist’s head when riding a bicycle: a cycle helmet or a sun umbrella?
What safety equipment prot… · Land, water & air transport
3. 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
4. What tall tower on a coast or reef shines a bright beam of light at night to warn ships away from dangerous rocks and reefs: a lighthouse or a windmill?
What tall tower on a coast… · 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. Which special aircraft has floats (pontoons) instead of wheels so it can take off from and land on a calm lagoon: a seaplane or a submarine?
Which special aircraft has… · Land, water & air transport
7. 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
8. Which underwater vessel can dive beneath the surface of the ocean and travel completely submerged: a submarine or a tram?
Which underwater vessel ca… · Land, water & air transport
9. Which vehicle runs on two parallel steel rails and pulls carriages between stations: a train or a lorry?
Which vehicle runs on two … · Land, water & air transport
10. Does a helicopter travel on land, on water, or in the air?
Does a helicopter travel o… · Land, water & air transport
11. At a traffic light, what colour light tells drivers to come to a complete STOP: red or green?
At a traffic light, what c… · Land, water & air transport
12. Does a passenger ferry travel on land, on water, or in the air?
Does a passenger ferry tra… · Land, water & air transport

12 questions · Seed 50 · 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. What safety equipment protects a cyclist’s head when riding a bicycle: a cycle helmet or a sun umbrella?
Cycle helmet
A cycle helmet absorbs impact to protect the head.
3. 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.
4. What tall tower on a coast or reef shines a bright beam of light at night to warn ships away from dangerous rocks and reefs: a lighthouse or a windmill?
Lighthouse
Lighthouses guide mariners and mark coastal hazards and harbour entrances.
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. Which special aircraft has floats (pontoons) instead of wheels so it can take off from and land on a calm lagoon: a seaplane or a submarine?
Seaplane
Seaplanes connect island communities by landing directly on sheltered water.
7. 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.
8. Which underwater vessel can dive beneath the surface of the ocean and travel completely submerged: a submarine or a tram?
Submarine
A submarine adjusts its ballast tanks to dive and travel underwater.
9. Which vehicle runs on two parallel steel rails and pulls carriages between stations: a train or a lorry?
Train
Trains run along railway tracks to carry hundreds of passengers or heavy freight.
10. 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.
11. At a traffic light, what colour light tells drivers to come to a complete STOP: red or green?
Red
Red means stop; amber means prepare to stop; green means proceed with caution if the way is clear.
12. 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.

12 questions · Seed 50 · 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. What safety equipment protects a cyclist’s head when riding a bicycle: a cycle helmet or a sun umbrella?
What safety equipment prot… · Land, water & air transport
3. 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
4. What tall tower on a coast or reef shines a bright beam of light at night to warn ships away from dangerous rocks and reefs: a lighthouse or a windmill?
What tall tower on a coast… · 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. Which special aircraft has floats (pontoons) instead of wheels so it can take off from and land on a calm lagoon: a seaplane or a submarine?
Which special aircraft has… · Land, water & air transport
7. 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
8. Which underwater vessel can dive beneath the surface of the ocean and travel completely submerged: a submarine or a tram?
Which underwater vessel ca… · Land, water & air transport
9. Which vehicle runs on two parallel steel rails and pulls carriages between stations: a train or a lorry?
Which vehicle runs on two … · Land, water & air transport
10. Does a helicopter travel on land, on water, or in the air?
Does a helicopter travel o… · Land, water & air transport
11. At a traffic light, what colour light tells drivers to come to a complete STOP: red or green?
At a traffic light, what c… · Land, water & air transport
12. Does a passenger ferry travel on land, on water, or in the air?
Does a passenger ferry tra… · Land, water & air transport

12 questions · Seed 50 · 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. What safety equipment protects a cyclist’s head when riding a bicycle: a cycle helmet or a sun umbrella?
Cycle helmet
A cycle helmet absorbs impact to protect the head.
3. 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.
4. What tall tower on a coast or reef shines a bright beam of light at night to warn ships away from dangerous rocks and reefs: a lighthouse or a windmill?
Lighthouse
Lighthouses guide mariners and mark coastal hazards and harbour entrances.
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. Which special aircraft has floats (pontoons) instead of wheels so it can take off from and land on a calm lagoon: a seaplane or a submarine?
Seaplane
Seaplanes connect island communities by landing directly on sheltered water.
7. 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.
8. Which underwater vessel can dive beneath the surface of the ocean and travel completely submerged: a submarine or a tram?
Submarine
A submarine adjusts its ballast tanks to dive and travel underwater.
9. Which vehicle runs on two parallel steel rails and pulls carriages between stations: a train or a lorry?
Train
Trains run along railway tracks to carry hundreds of passengers or heavy freight.
10. 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.
11. At a traffic light, what colour light tells drivers to come to a complete STOP: red or green?
Red
Red means stop; amber means prepare to stop; green means proceed with caution if the way is clear.
12. 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.

12 questions · Seed 50 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification