Animals
What is it called when an animal goes into their den, sleeps and will only comes out when spring begins?
Hibernation
The first Spring flowers are typically ___. (Come up with at least 1 answer)
Dandelions, lilace, tulips, lilies, and daffodils
What insect is more likely to swarm in the Spring?
Bees
Finish the rhyme
April showers bring May _______
Flowers
This term describes the movement of birds as the weather shifts in temperature.
Tornadoes
What is a common natural disaster that occurs due to excess water?
Flooding - due to snow menting and rising waters
This spreads through the air from flowers and trees, and causes Spring allergies.
Pollen
In the Spring, Frogs lay eggs that become what?
Tadpoles
Why is the season called Spring?
Spring = growth and fresh starts
What Spring month is known as hurricane season?
A. March
B. April
C. May
D. June
D. June
During daylight savings time, clocks do this in the spring.
The name for a group of butterflies:
A. Flutter
B. Breeze
C. Kaleidoscope
C. Kaleidoscope: because of their vibrant colors in flight resembling a kaleidoscope
True or false: there are more hours of daylight in the Spring?
True
True or false: the temperature in Spring goes up about 10 degrees per month starting in March.
False: it goes up about 5 degrees
One of the full moons of the spring months is called the flower moon. Which month can you see it?
May
True or false: Leatherback sea turtles in the Spring stay in the ocean
False: they return to the beach they were born to lay new eggs
The first day of Spring is called the:
A. Vernal equinox
B. Daylight savings
C. Autumnal equinox
A. Vernal (Spring) equinox (crossing the equator so day and night are about equal length)
In the Spring, birds will ____ to attract mates and warn away threats
Sing
This is the name of the groundhog from Punxsutawney that pops out to tell us whether or not spring is near.
Phil