Seasons
How much daylight?
Living Things
100

This season is the coldest season.  There is often snow on the ground.  Many animals go to sleep or hibernate during this time.

winter

100

Which season has the most amount of daylight?

summer

100

This animal is found frequently collecting food in the fall.

squirrels, chipmunks

200

This season is when leaves start to fall off the trees.  Animals may collect food for the winter.

fall

200

Spring and fall have about the same number of hours of __________

a) rain

b) sunset

c) daylight

c) daylight

200

Why do we feel more sleepy in the winter than in the summer?

There's less day light.

300

This season when plants begin to grow.  Animals give birth to their babies.  

spring

300

Which is a pattern of daylight?  

a) The amount of daylight changes from day to day with the seasons.

b) The amount of daylight changes from year to year.

c) The amount of daylight never changes.

a) The amount of daylight changes from day to day with the seasons.

300

Plants get more ___ in the summer and spring than in the winter and fall.

sunlight, heat
400

This season when vegetables and fruits grow.  You can play outside after dinner because it's still light out.

summer

400

Which season does the sun set earlier?

a) winter

b) summer

a) winter

400
Name something animals do to get ready for winter.
Collect food, build warm homes, fly south
500

Which season comes after winter but before summer?

spring

500

If the sun sets at 7 o'clock on the first day of spring, when will it set on the first day of summer?

a) earlier than 7 o'clock

b) later than 7 o'clock

c) at the same time

b) later than 7 o'clock

500

A circadian biologist studies this....

how seasons and daylight affect living things

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