Life Cycles and Insects
In complete metamorphosis, how many stages are in the insects life cycle?
4 stages
What is the tube called where the water goes up in a plant?
Xylem Tube
What is the tool you use to find out what the temperature is?
thermometer
Name one type of severe weather?
answers will vary
What clouds can resemble cotton balls and are low laying in the sky?
Stratus, cumulus, or cirrus
cumulus
Insects have how many legs?
6 legs
What two things do plants need in order to make sugar?
Water and sunlight
Hail, snow, rain, and sleet are all examples of
precipitation
Is snow a type of severe weather? Why?
No because when it snows it is more regular weather that we experience more regularly
Cirrus clouds are feathery looking
True or False
True
What are the 3 parts of an insects body?
Thorax, abdomen, and head
What is germination?
When a seed starts to sprout
Water on Earth is a continuous cycle, what is this cycle called?
The Water Cycle
Name one type of tropical storms
hurricane, a typhoon, OR a cyclone
Which cloud looks like a big grey layer across the sky?
Stratus, Cirrus, or cumulus
Stratus
What is the outside hard shell of an insects body called?
exoskeleton
What is it called when water travels up the stem of a plant?
Capillary Action
A thin layer of gasses around the Earth
atmosphere
How does an earthquake happen?
tectonic plates moving under the Earth's surface
Is fog a cloud?
yes
What are the 4 stages of an insects life cycle?
egg, larva, pupa, adult
What are the parts of a plant?
Leaves, Flower, stem, roots, and fruit
What are weather conditions over a extended period of time?
Climate
What other natural disaster can an earthquake cause
Tsunami
Clouds can be blown, stretched, and their shape can change from________
the wind