1. Letters Home from Yosemite
Fourth Grade
Unit 1 Week 5

2. Words to Know glacier preserve slopes impressive species naturalist
wilderness

3. glacier glacier impressive naturalist preserve slopes species
wilderness
glacier
a great mass of ice moving very slowly down a mountain, along a valley, or over a land
area.

4. glacier impressive impressive naturalist preserve slopes species
wilderness
impressive
able to have a strong effect on the mind or feelings; able to influence deeply

5. A naturalist is a person who makes a study
glacier
impressive
naturalist
preserve
slopes
species
wilderness
naturalist
A naturalist is a person who makes a study
of living things.

6. glacier preserve impressive naturalist preserve slopes species
wilderness
preserve
To preserve something is to protect it, keep it safe, or keep it from harm or change

7. glacier impressive slopes naturalist preserve slopes species
wilderness
slopes
Slopes are any lines, surfaces, or land that goes up or down at an angle.

8. glacier impressive species naturalist preserve slopes species
wilderness
species
A species is a set of related living things that all have certain characteristics.

9. region with few or no people living in it
glacier
impressive
naturalist
preserve
slopes
species
wilderness
wilderness
a wild, uncultivated
region with few or no people living in it

10. Give your teacher a thumbs up if the scenario fits with the word and a thumbs down if it does not.

11. glacier
- A glacier takes many
centuries to form.

12. impressive
- You did an impressive job on that painting.

13. naturalist
- A naturalist does not enjoy spending days in the wilderness.

14. preserve
- Museums preserve interesting objects and papers.

15. - Sleds were racing down the slopes
on a snowy day.

16. species
- Lions and tigers belong to two different species.

17. wilderness
- The family visited a store in the wilderness.

18. urban area wild The forest preserve is 500 acres of wilderness.
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
The forest preserve is 500
acres of wilderness.
urban area
wild

19. person group Panda bears are a different
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
Panda bears are a different
species of bear than black bears.
person
group

20. Rain ran down the slopes of the hills.
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
Rain ran down the slopes of
the hills.
sides
bottom

21. destroy keep A law was passed to help preserve the historic building.
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
A law was passed to help preserve the historic building.
destroy
keep

22. environmentalist artist A naturalist studies plants and
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
A naturalist studies plants and
animals in their natural homes.
environmentalist
artist

23. ordinary remarkable He gave an impressive speech that
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
He gave an impressive speech that
made people want to vote for him.
ordinary
remarkable

24. For a glacier to form, winter snowfall must be greater than
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
For a glacier to form, winter snowfall must be greater than
summer melting.
mass of ice
mountain

25. You’ve got it!