A violent, whirling wind that moves across the ground in a narrow path is known as a _________.
What is a tornado?
100
All energy comes from this source.
What is the sun?
100
What animal was the most important natural resource to the Plains Indians?
What is 'the buffalo'?
100
Which of these is an example of a learned behavior of a cow?
a. moving in a cattle drive
b. long legs
c. hair and eye color
d. lenght of their horns
What is 'moving in a cattle drive'?
100
Why were forts built in Texas?
What is 'to protect the settlers'?
200
What part of Texas is included in "tornado alley"?
What is the panhandle?
200
Plants play what role (producer, cosumer, or decomposer) in the food chain?
What is producer?
200
Name two Native American tribes who lived on the North Central Plains.
What is the Comanche/Apache?
200
Which characteristic is NOT passed down from a parent pig to its offspring?
a. lenght of their tail
b. color of their eyes
c. shape of their ears
d. opening a gate latch
What is 'opening a gate latch'?
200
Why did business in Texas grow during the railroad boom?
What is ' goods and services could be transported more easily'?
300
What two types of air masses are necessary for a tornado to occur? **DOUBLE POINTS!!!**
What is warm, dry air and cold dry air?
300
Which one of these would be considered a consumer?
a. fox
b. grasses
c. seeds
d. rock
What is 'fox'?
300
What tribe did Quanah Parker belong to?
What is 'the Comanche tribe'?
300
Why did ranchers like the open range so much?
What is 'their cattle could eat lots of grass at no cost.
300
Which of the following is NOT a major business in the North Central Plains region?
a. petroleum
b. fishing
c. aerospace engineering
d. cotton
What is 'fishing'?
400
What is the name of the scale used to rate the severity of tornadoes?
What is the Fujita Scale?
400
Which statement describes the role of a coyote as a consumer in the food chain?
What is "The coyote eats other animals for its food"?
400
Why did the American government want the Plains Indians to live on a reservation? ** DOUBLE POINTS!!!!**
What is 'Settlers could take over the Indians' land.
The Indians would livwe in one area and no longer be able to move around.
400
Who invented the first commercially successful barbed wire?
Who is Joseph Glidden?
400
The Red Rier War was a battle between _____________ and ______________.
What are 'the U.S. Army and the Plains Indians
500
What is the highest rating that a tornado can have?
What is an F5?
500
What is the difference between a food CHAIN and a food WEB?
What is ' a food chain shows only one energy path from producer to consumers. A food web shows many paths from producer to consumers that happen all at the same time.?
500
Name one famous battle/war the Plains Indians were involved in.
What is The Red River War.?
500
How did barbed wire fencing change life on the open range?
What is "Barbed wire changed the plains to large-scale farming and closed the open range. This brought the era of the cowboy and the round-up to an end.?
500
What business woman was known as the "Cattle Queen of Texas"?