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Letters from Yosemite vocab

Quiz by Melanie Sharick

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  • Q1
    What does glacier mean?
    a snowy mountain with a tall peak
    a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the build up of snow on mountains
    a frozen lake
    a blizzard
    30s
  • Q2
    What does naturalist mean?
    a person who loves the beach
    someone who lives in Yosemite National Park
    a list of items found in nature
    a person who studies natural history or plants/animals
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of the following words would be associated with the vocab word wilderness?
    a forest
    your pet fish
    school
    Gillette Stadium
    30s
  • Q4
    Choose the word that is a synonym (means the same thing as) for impressive.
    boring
    funny
    breathtaking
    ordinary
    30s
  • Q5
    Where am I likely to find a slope?
    the side of a mountain
    along the shores of a lake
    in the sky
    under my bed
    30s
  • Q6
    This word means: a particular type of plants or animals that are similar.
    Slope
    Species
    Wilderness
    Glacier
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following is the definition that we use for "preserve" in Letters Home From Yosemite?
    the side of a mountain
    to keep something fresh for a longer time
    a protected area, where land/animals are kept safe
    a wild area, often with forest or mountains, where few or no people live
    30s
  • Q8
    If you offended someone, you probably...
    made them hungry
    made them happy
    hurt their feelings
    made them tired
    30s
  • Q9
    "Thanks! That was so nice of you to do me a favor!" The definition of favor in this sentence is:
    a kind act
    a boring task
    something you get at a party
    to protect
    30s

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