Endangered Species
Vocabulary
Ancient Greece
Earthquakes
Tornadoes
100
This cute little creature lives in Xochimilco Lake in Mexico.
What is an Axolotl?
100
This word means out of date or no longer in use.
What is obsolete?
100
In a ____________ the people have a say in how the government is run. Just like ours!
What is Democracy?
100
Earth's outermost shell.
What is the crust?
100
Water droplets in the air make the whirling winds of a tornado visible. The visible column is called this.
What is a funnel cloud?
200
This smiling happy fellow lives in the Yangtze River.
What is a Chinese Alligator?
200
This word means to get rid of. Like when they got rid of slavery.
What is abolish?
200
The ancient Greeks believed in many gods. These gods were said to live on ______________ in northern Greece.
What is Mount Olympus?
200
The crust is made up of about a dozen of these rock masses.
What are plates?
200
The winds of a tornado are the strongest on Earth. Wind speeds can reach ______ MPH.
What is 300?
300
This poor creature sometimes gets caught in fishing nets. Hopefully, the nets will be gone before he swims by with his little buddies.
What is a Dugong?
300
If you aren’t dressed properly, you could _________ from exposure to Arctic temperatures. This is just another word for "die".
What is perish?
300
Greek civilization began sometime after 3000 B.C. on the island of _______.
What is Crete?
300
This is a crack in the Earth's crust.
What is a fault?
300
Tornadoes usually develop during thunderstorms, mainly during these seasons. Well, at least it's warm.
What are Spring & Summer?
400
The creature is endangered because of poaching due to their beautiful shells.
What is the Hawksbill Turtle?
400
I was hoping for no school today, but when I looked out the window, I saw that the snow on the ground was __________ . This word means a few scattered elements or "not a lot".
What is sparse?
400
Athens and this territory grew to be the most important city-states in Ancient Greece.
What is Sparta?
400
This is the great earthquake belt that circles the Pacific Ocean.
What is the "Ring of Fire?"
400
Hide! If a tornado hits, you want to run into a room without any of these.
What are windows?
500
Oh no! A food supply shortage has endangered this beautiful animal.
What is a Northern Fur Seal?
500
Although she tried to hide her accent, eventually Jane was forced to ________ back to her southern drawl. This word means "to go back".
What is revert?
500
Many people believe that this Ancient Greek poet created the classic stories of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
500
This scale measures an earthquake's strength not your weight.
What is a Richter Scale?
500
Look out!!! If a meteorologist spots a tornado in your area, you will get one of these.
What is a Tornado Warning?