Natural Changes
A flood is when water overflows onto land that is usually dry.
What is a fossil?
A fossil is a preserved remains or traces of a living organism from the past
What structure does the sea turtle use to help it swim and lay eggs?
Sea turtles use their flippers to swim and dig.
How do droughts affect plants
Droughts can cause plants to dry up, which may lead to them dying or moving to find water.
Name one common Texas fossil.
One common Texas fossil is the ammonite. Which are marine animals with coiled, external shells, resembling a nautilus.
Why do ducks have webbed feet?
Name one organism that might thrive during a flood
Fish often thrive during floods because they have more water to live in
How do fossils provide evidence of past environments?
Fossils show what types of plants and animals lived in an area long ago, indicating what the environment was like.
How do the structures of animals help them survive?
Why might some animals move to new locations during a drought?
why might some animals move to new locations during a drought?
Why are fossils important for understanding history?
Give an example of how a armadillos and turtles share structural similarities.
Both have a hard outer shell for protection
Describe one way that floods and droughts can change the environment.
Floods can wash away soil and create new landforms, while droughts can lead to desertification, or what is a desert
What is the name of a scientist who finds and studies clues to the ancient life forms like dinosaurs?
What is a paleontologist
Explain how the shape of a bird's beak can help it find food.
Different bird beak shapes are adapted for eating specific foods, like a long, thin beak for sipping nectar from flowers.