Wind, Snow, and Ice
When it is strong, it makes it harder for animals to survive in some cold places.
What is the wind?
The moose has long, thick hair.
What does the moose have in the winter to keep warm?
A thick layer of fat under an animal's skin
What is blubber?
Penguins do this to keep warm.
What is huddling?
Most animals lose this faster when they get wet.
What is heat?
Long, hollow hair
What does the polar bear have to keep it warm?
Whales and walruses
What are two animals who have blubber?
This is the word that is used when some animals move to warm places for the winter.
What is migrate?
This is the word that means a way or feature that animals have in order to to survive in very cold environments.
What are adaptations?
Dark colors hold more heat than warm colors
How do darker skin colors help an animal in winter?
20 inches thick
How thick is some whales' blubber?
The animals do this because it is warmer during the winter months and it's easier to find food.
Why do animals migrate?
This is another word for the place that animals live.
What is a habitat?
This word mean that the feathers or hair from animals fall out.
What is molting?
Bears and Arctic foxes
What are two animals who don't have blubber?
This animal was given as an example of what they do in the Spring.
What are Caribou?
The body's temperature goes down or gets lower.
What happens to a body when it is windy outdoors?
Stiff feathers and soft feathers
What kinds of feathers do penguins have?
Some animals eat a lot of food in the summer.
What do some animals do to get a layer of fat for the winter?
It is the word that means when some animals sleep through the winter.
What is hibernate?