Weather
Ecosystems
100
This weather instrument is what a meteorologist would use to measure air pressure
What is a barometer?
100
This benefit is provided by both plants and animals in Virginia.
What is providing food?
200
In which ways would a tornado negatively impact a forest in Virginia? Select 2 negative impacts.
Conditions would be too dry for plants to grow
Loss of habitat for wildlife
Increased chance of forest fires
More animals move into the forests
Uprooting and breaking trees
What is loss of habitat for wildlife and uprooting and breaking trees?
200
This is a benefit provided by plants, such as trees and grasses.
Think about how we breathe.
What is adding oxygen to the air?
300
This type of cloud produces light rain and drizzle
What is stratus clouds?
300
This animal resource is used to make products like leather.
What is providing leather?
400
A hurricane off the coast of Virginia caused heavy rainfall. The image shows a farm in Richmond, Virginia after the hurricane.
Which statement best supports the idea that we all live downstream?
1. Flood‑related soil erosion will not affect water quality.
2. Plants on the farm will prevent soil from washing away during the flood.
3. Soil will wash into a nearby stream but will not reach the James River or the Chesapeake Bay.
4. Flooding will cause soil and sediment to wash into local streams, then into the James River, and eventually into the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
What is 4? (Flooding will cause soil and sediment to wash into local streams, then into the James River, and eventually into the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.)
400
This is the role of producers in a community
What is make food?
500
What can be done to prevent soil erosion?
Plant more trees on the farm.
Build roads across the farmland.
Remove all plants from the farm.
Increase the use of pesticides.
What is plant more trees on the farm?
500
When an oil spill blocks sunlight, this group loses its main food source because phytoplankton cannot make food. (Hint: 2 groups)
What are zooplankton and small fish?
600
An oil spill blocks sunlight, stopping phytoplankton from photosynthesizing. This leads to a chain reaction that harms the entire marine food web. What will happen to the population of the phytoplankton?
What is decreasing?