Plants
A small part of a plant that can grow into a new plant:
What it is like outside today: sunny, rainy, or windy. What is it?
Weather
Too much water covers land that is usually dry. What is it?
A flood
A protection for plants from strong winds. What is it?
A windbreak
The first stage of a plant's life cycle.
Life begins
Plants need these two things to grow.
Light and water
How hot or cold something is. What is it?
Temperature
A storm with lightning, thunder, and heavy rain. What is it?
A thunderstorm
A windbreak makes the wind do this: go faster or go slower?
Go slower
What happens if a plant does not recieve water and light?
It gets dry and dies
A stem grows along the ground and starts a new plant. What is it?
A runner
There are 4 types of them. They change all year long. What are they?
Seasons
A spinning column of very strong wind that touches the ground. What is it?
A tornado
Strong wind can do this to plant stems:
Break them
Rocks and soil fall quickly down a hill. What is it?
A landslide
A new plant grows from the roots or the bottom of the old plant. What is it?
Sucker/Offshoot
The usual weather in a place over many years. What is it?
Climate
Lava comes out of a mountain and can make new land. What is it?
A volcanic eruption
Where should we put a windbreak?
Where the wind comes from
The time of the year when plants have the right conditions to grow is called the:
Growing season
After producing flowers or fruits, what two things can happen with the plant?
Life ends or a new life begins
Water that falls from the sky, like rain, snow or hail. Plants grow depending on it.
Precipitation
The difference between a natural hazard and a natural process is:
Natural hazards affect communities and changes land. Natural processes happen frequently, for example a gentle wind.
Name the 3 things we can use to make a windbreak:
Trees, bushes/shrubs and fence
A representation of something that helps us understand how it works or looks. It is a _____.
Model