Vocabulary
What is a particular period in time called?
Stage
What is precipitation? Give an example of a type of precipitation
Rain, snow, sleet, hail
What is a life cycle?
Something that happens in stages from birth to adult
Is wind a form of precipitation?
No
This animal hatches from an egg as a larva in the form of a caterpillar.
Butterfly
The process in which a seed begins to grow into a plant is:
Germination
Does a plant thrive when it has sunlight, water, and warmth?
What does the word burrow mean?
To make a hole or passage into or under something
Do birds burrow by flying south for the winter?
True or False: Germination is the stage when a plant flowers and makes new seeds.
False
This animal changes from a fish-like larva with gills, called a tadpole, to a four-legged adult with lungs.
Frog
What does the word transparent mean?
You can see through it
If you can't see through a door, does that mean it is transparent?
What does the word protective mean?
Helpful at keeping someone or something safe
Are hens protective of their baby chicks?
What is metamorphosis?
When an animal changes form as it becomes an adult.
Do humans go through metamorphosis?
What is the stage of the water cycle when water droplets are formed from water vapor?
Condensation
This animal uses its egg tooth to hatch from an egg that has a shell, a yolk, and albumen.
Chicken
What does the word replenish mean?
To fill up again
If you pour more water into your empty cup, does that mean it is replenished?
Ms. Ellett noticed the sign on the classroom door was tilted. What does tilted mean?
True or False: We live in the Souther Hemisphere of Earth
How long does it take Earth to make one revolution around the sun?
One year
This animal goes through stages of metamorphosis from tadpole to adult.
Frog
A chameleon will ____ into its environment in order to blend in.
Replenish, Adapt, or Stage
Adapt
What is the word for when an animal goes through a BIG change?
Metamorphosis
What causes daytime and nighttime?
Earth's rotation
It is the moisture in the air.
NOT dry!
This animal changes from a larva to a pupa to an adult insect with a head, body, and wings.
Butterfly