Winter Animals
In winter some animals "sleep" or are very inactive. What is this called?
hibernate or hibernation
You lose most of your body heat from this part of your body?
Head
What is the name of a large snowstorm with lots of wind and cold temperatures?
Blizzard
This is something you make out of 3 snowballs, coal, buttons, carrot and a hat.
Snowman
A sugary-hot drink that involves whipped cream and/or marshmallows?
Hot chocolate
What snowmen eat for breakfast
Frosted Flakes
These giant white animals live in the Arctic, swim and eat fish.
Polar bear
When you travel on highways in the winter it is important to:
a) have winter tires on your car
b) carry a winter safety kit
c) check the highway hotline for highway conditions
d) all of the above
All of the above!
The temperature water freezes at in Celsius
0 °C
This winter activity involves sliding on the ice wearing special shoes that have blades.
Ice skating
This is the most popular holiday pie.
Pumpkin pie
The name for a hot snowman
Water
True or False: Polar bears hibernate.
False
It is important to wrap up and cover your skin on very cold days to prevent getting . . .
a) a cold sore
b) frostbite
c) stone cold sober
d) wet
Frostbite
This happens when your skin gets too cold. The signs of frostbite are redness, or numbness.
What month does winter start?
December
This winter activity involves pulling something up a hill, then sitting on it and sliding down the hill.
Sledding or Tobogganing
These small hand-held sweet desserts are commonly made and shared with others this time of year.
Cookies
Where snowmen like to dance
Snow ball
These are black and white and live near the South pole.
Penguins
It is important to check the weather before you go out in winter. In addition to the "temperature", you also need to check the "______________".
a) precipitation
b) barometric pressure
c) wind chill
d) humidity
c) Wind Chill
The wind can make it feel up to 20 degrees colder!!! Always check the wind chill before going out!
The number of sides or points a snowflake has.
6 sides or 6 points
This sport is the official national winter sport of Canada.
Ice hockey
This bakery item is used to build miniature houses.
Gingerbread
Where snowmen put their money
Snow bank
This is how many different types of penguins there are in the world - 17, 34 or 100?
There are 17 different types of penquins.
When driving on the highway you should first check the _____________ conditions
You should check the
Road conditions
OR
Weather weather
What is the date of Winter Solstice?
The Winter Solstice is December 21.
This day marks the "longest night" and the "shortest day" of the year!
This is when 2 or more people gather a bunch of round balls made of snow, then throw then at each other
Snowball fight
Over 1.76 billion of these candy sticks are made every year for the holidays.
Candy canes
This falls in winter, but never gets hurt.
Snow