Vocabulary
Cycles in Nature
Cycles in Nature
The Earth
100

What is metamorphosis? 

The change something goes through.  For example, a caterpillar changes into a butterfly.

100

Tell name an animal we've studied that goes through metamorphosis. 

Frog, butterfly

100

Egg, tadpole, froglet, frog.

What life cycle is this?

frog

100

Is a hemisphere an imaginary line circling the middle of the Earth?

No. The equator is the imaginary line circling the middle of the Earth.  The northern and southern hemispheres are each part of the Earth and are separated by the equator.

200

Does rotating mean when the Earth spins around?

Yes

200

List the stages of a frog's life cycle.

egg, tadpole, froglet, adult

200

egg, larva, pupa, adult

What life cycle is this?

Butterfly

200

Does the Earth have two hemispheres?

Yes.  The northern and southern hemisphere.  

300

What is a life cycle?

A life cycle is the changes something goes through. For example, a chicken changes from an egg to an adult.  Or, a sunflower changes from a seed to an adult plant.

300

List the stages of a butterfly's life cycle.

egg, larva, pupa, adult

300

Winter, spring, summer, fall

What cycle is this?

seasons
300

Is it day or night when your part of the Earth is facing AWAY from the sun?

night

400

What does burrow mean?

It means to burry inside of something.

400

Does metamorphosis mean a change something goes through?

Yes

400

day, night, day, night

What cycle is this?

day and night

400
When the Earth is rotating is swinging up and down?

No.  It is spinning around and around.

500

What is a season?

A season is a cycle during the year.  The seasons are winter, spring, summer and fall.

500
Are these stages of a butterfly's life cycle in the correct order?  egg, adult, pupa, larva

No.  The correct order is egg, larva, pupa, adult

500

What happens during the pupa stage of a butterfly's life cycle?

The pupa makes a shell called a chrysalis and changes into a butterfly.

500

What is the equator?

The equator is an imaginary line that circles the very middle of the Earth.  It is the hottest part of the Earth.