Transportation Flashcards

Grade 1 · Social Studies · Flashcards

Study vocabulary words about how people and goods travel.

Flashcards

transportation: Moving people or goods from one place to another
vehicle: A machine used to carry people or goods
cargo: Goods carried by a vehicle from place to place
rail: Metal tracks that trains travel on
ferry: A boat that carries people — and sometimes cars — across water
land transportation: Travel by car, bus, train, or bike on land
water transportation: Travel by boat, ship, or ferry on water
air transportation: Travel by airplane or helicopter through the sky
highway: A large, fast road used by cars and trucks
port: A place where ships load and unload cargo or passengers
airport: A place where airplanes take off and land
locomotive: The engine at the front of a train that pulls it along the rails