Day/Night/Seasons
What are the four seasons that occur in one year?
New Moon
True or false: every animal's life cycle is the same
FALSE! Every animal's life cycle looks a little different.
What is the first stage of a plant's life cycle?
Seed
What is a cycle?
What causes day and night?
The rotation of Earth on its axis.
What causes tides?
The gravitational pull between the moon and Earth.
What are the stages of a butterfly's life cycle (in order)?
egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly
What do plants need to grow and survive?
Water, sunlight, soil, air (carbon dioxide)
What is the main energy source for Earth?
The sun
How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?
365 days or 1 year
What causes the moon to shine?
Light from the sun reflects onto the moon.
What are the four stages in a frog's life cycle? (in order)
Egg, Tadpole, Froglet, Frog
What would cause fewer plants to grow on a rocky side of a river?
Not enough soil
What is data?
Results from an experiment.
What is the difference between a rotation and a revolution?
Rotation is when the Earth spins on its axis, which takes 24 hours. Revolution refers to the Earth going around the sun, which takes one year.
What causes the moon to change phases?
The moon's orbit around the Earth as the sun shines on it.
Do all animal's lay eggs?
No
What is the basic life cycle of a plant?
Seed, sprout, flower, plant
What are the different types of tides and how many are in a day?
2 high tides and 2 low tides
What TWO things cause seasons?
The tilt of the Earth's axis as it revolves around the sun.
Name all of the phases of the moon (HINT: there are 8)
New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, waning crescent
What is it called when an animal changes physical form to become an adult?
Metamorphosis
What is the part of a plant that goes deep into the soil?
roots
Name all of the patterns in nature that we have learned. (Hint: there are 6)
day/night, seasons, tides, animal life cycles, plant life cycles, and the water cycle