Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Q: How many legs does a moth or butterfly have?
A: Six
Q: Name the “Three R’s”
A: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Q: Name two ways to identify a tree.
A: Bark, leaves, branching pattern, tree form, growing place, twigs, buds, flowers, fruits
Q: Name two types of volcanoes
A: Shield, stratovolcano, cinder cones
Q: Name two kinds of reptiles
A: Turtles, crocodiles, alligators, lizards, snakes, tuatara, chameleon, gecko
Q: Name two differences between butterflies and moths.
A: Butterflies: active during the day, can hear, rest with wings closed, antennae are long and smooth, make chrysalis hanging from a branch, and wings are usually brightly colored. Moths: active mostly at night, cannot hear, rest with wings open, antennae are short and feathery, make a cocoon on/under the ground, wings are usually less bright.
Q: Name three things that can go into the compost bin
A: Browns: Dry leaves, twigs, small sticks, shredded paper, cardboard, and straw. Greens: Fruit and vegetable peels, coffee grounds, eggshells, and fresh grass clippings.
Q: Describe the difference between deciduous and evergreen trees
A: Deciduous: Leaves: Broad, flat leaves, Seasonal Cycle: Shed all their leaves annually, Reproduction: Produce flowers, fruits, and nuts. Evergreen: Leaves: Needle-like or scale-like foliage with a waxy coating, Seasonal Cycle: retaining their green needles year-round, Reproduction: Bear seeds inside protective cones rather than flowers or fruit.
Q: What is the difference between magma and lava?
A: Magma-molten rock beneath the Earth's surface, Lava-the word for magma when it erupts onto the Earth's surface.
Q: Name one difference between reptiles and amphibians
A: How they breathe, where they live, type of eggs, skin, metamorphosis
Q: What is the process called when a butterfly changes from eggs, to a caterpillar, to a chrysalis, to a butterfly.
A: Metamorphosis
Q: How long does a plastic bottle take to decompose in a landfill?
A: 500+ years
Q: Name two types of trees we did leaf and bark rubbings of in our Tree ID books.
A: Tulip Poplar, Sweetgum, Maple, Oak, Black Walnut, American Holly
Q: Name two reasons a volcano erupts
A: Tectonic plate movement, rising magma, expanding gas pressure, or “the soda bottle effect”
Q: Name the branch of zoology that focuses on reptiles and amphibians
A: Herpetology