Seasons
In which season are many crops harvested?
Autumn or Fall
This animal changes from a fish-like larva with gills, called a tadpole, to a four-legged adult with lungs.
Frog
The process by which a liquid changes into a gas.
evaporation
Earth's _______ causes daytime and nighttime.
A. rotation
B. life cycle
C. revolution
A. rotation
My dog loves to make a hole or passage under the blankets on my bed.
What's another word we could use to replace the italicized words?
Word Choices: burrow, protective, revolution, germination
burrow
If it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
Winter
This animal uses its egg tooth to hatch from an egg that has a shell, a yolk, and albumen.
Chicken
when water droplets are formed from water vapor
condensation
We live in the Northern _________ because we are north of the equator.
A. rotation
B. hemisphere
C. revolution
B. hemisphere
With all of the rich grass in the field the sheep had really grown and develop well.
What's another word we could use to replace the italicized words?
Word Choices: thrived, replenished, protective, burrowed
thrived
Which season follows winter when we begin to have more daylight hours and warmer temperatures?
Spring
This animal hatches from an egg as a larva in the form of a caterpillar.
Butterfly
four divisions of the year marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun.
seasons
It takes one year for Earth to make one __________ around the sun.
A. rotation
B. life cycle
C. revolution
C. revolution
We are planning to have a picnic because there is no chance of rain, snow, or sleet today.
What's another word we could use to replace the italicized words?
Word Choices: humidity, precipitation, germination, seasons
precipitation
What two things cause the yearly seasons on earth?
The tilt of the earth as it revolves around the sun.
Describe the life cycle of a flowering plant such as a sunflower.
First there is a seed that goes in the soil. Then the seed germinates and sprouts. Then it grows into a young plant with roots, stem and leaves. Then the plant flowers and creates new seeds. The seeds disperse and make new plants
the process in which a seed begins to grow into a plant
germination
The cookie jar was empty, so we ________ it with more cookies.
A. replenished
B. protective
C. thrived
replenished
The glass in the window was see through.
What's another word we could use to replace the italicized words?
Word Choices: protective, condensation, transparent, replenished
transparent
How are plants and animals affected by the seasonal cycle?
Answers may vary.
With more sunshine and food in spring and summer, plants and animals thrive. In autumn, as the weather cools, many plants are harvested. As winter approaches, some plants die or become inactive, while some animals hibernate or migrate.
Choose one life cycle in the insect or animal world. Describe each stage as it matures into an adult.
Butterfly - larva, pupa, adult
frog - eggs, fish-like larva (tadpole), adult with legs and lungs.
chicken, egg with embryo inside, chick, chicken
the process by which some young animals drastically change form as they become adults
metamorphosis
My mom is really ________ of me because she doesn't want anything bad to happen to me.
A. protective
B. transparent
C. replenished
A. protective
There is high water vapor in the air in the world’s tropical rainforests.
What's another word we could use to replace the italicized words?
Word Choices: condensation, hemisphere, replenished, humidity
humidity