Weather & Space
fall/autumn, winter, spring, summer
Seeing what type of bird is a sign that spring is near?
a robin
How can you tell how old a tree is?
by counting its rings
What river runs along the Eastern edge of Iowa?
the Mississippi River
What is a common natural disaster in Iowa?
What is the only mammal that can fly?
a bat
Iowa was once covered in what type of grassland?
prairie
What county in Iowa is the largest?
Kossuth
In what month does Iowa get the most snow?
February
What kind of amphibian is a spring peeper?
a frog
Name a type of pollinator.
bees, butterflys, birds, bats, beetles
Name one state that borders Iowa.
South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, and Nebraska
Estherville is known for this thing that fell to Earth from space in 1879.
a meteorite
What is Iowa's state bird?
the Eastern Goldfinch
What is Iowa's state flower?
the prairie rose
85% of Iowa's land is used for what?
What is it called when the Earth casts a shadow on the moon?
a lunar eclipse
What is the most hunted animal in Iowa?
white tail deer
Name a type of milkweed.
common, swamp, butterfly, rose, whorled, narrowleaf
What is the name of Iowa's one National Park/Monument?
Effigy Mounds