Test on Friday, October 18
Make sure your child can apply the words. 

1. evidence – something that shows that something exists or is true (can prove or disprove something)

Example:  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a brave man   Evidence: He stood up for what he believed in, even though he knew it could be dangerous.

2. problem – a source of difficulty (trouble)

3. solution – a way to solve the problem

Examples:  (Problem) I don’t have enough time to get all my schoolwork done in the evenings.

(Solution) Time management, less TV, don’t be involved in so many activities, etc.

4.  cause – an event or action that causes something else to happen

5. effect – An event or action that happened as a result of another event or action.
It answers the question “what happened?”

6. landform – One of the features that make up the earth’s surface such as a plain, mountain, peninsula, hill, valley, island, ocean, etc.

7. ocean – the entire body of salt water that covers more than 70 percent of the earth’s surface

8.  mountain – a natural elevation of the earth’s surface (higher than a hill)

9.   island – land completely surrounded by water

photo from clker.com

10. peninsula – a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.

Example: Florida

  photo from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida