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Try It Out -- Chapter 5, Lesson 4



Matching
 
 
Complete each statement using centimetres, metres, or kilometres.
a.
centimetres
b.
metres
c.
kilometres
 

 1. 

The St. Lawrence River is about 1000 _____ long.
 

 2. 

Beluga whales live in the St. Lawrence River.  These white whales can grow to about 5 ____ long.
 

 3. 

Samuel de Champlain explored the St. Lawrence River in 1603. He was about 1½ _____ tall.
 

 4. 

There are many creatures in the St. Lawrence River. Waterspiders race on top of the river. Waterspiders are about 3 ____ long.
 

 5. 

Snow geese live on the banks of the St. Lawrence River. Snow geese can grow up to 98 ____ long.
 

 6. 

The St. Lawrence River has many shipwrecks. Old wooden paddlewheelers were about 55 ____ in length.
 

 7. 

Some shipwrecks are at a depth of 25 ____  in the St. Lawrence River.
 

 8. 

The source of the St. Lawrence River is the Great Lakes. Lake Ontario is one of the Great Lakes. It is about 311 ____ long.
 

 9. 

Lighthouses guide ships out of dangers way on the St. Lawrence River. Lighthouses are about 16 ____ high.
 

 10. 

Starfish live at the bottom of  the St. Lawrence River. Starfish are about 13 ____ long.
 



 
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