Review: Affect of Weather on Plants and Animals, Predicting Weather

Review: Affect of Weather on Plants and Animals + Predicting Weather

by Ms. Silvana and Mr. Farhan

​How sunlight affects plants

• Plants need sunlight to make their own food.

• ​If plants don't get enough sunlight, they will not be able to produce enough food for themselves and die.

• ​If plants get too much sunlight they can dry out and die.

• ​Different plants need different amounts of sunlight

Some plants need lots of light​

​Plants like cacti that live in the desert need lots of sunlight. Their thick stems help them store water so they do not dry out too easily.

​Some plants need less sunlight

​Plants like mosses and ferns that grow on the forest floor don't need that much sunlight.

Multiple Choice

Plants need sunlight to

• make food

• make water

• make fruit

• make energy

Multiple Choice

If plants get too much sunlight they

might

• grow very quickly

• suffocate

• drown

• dry out

Multiple Choice

Plants that don't need a lot of sunlight include ferns and mosses which grow in the shade of the .......................

• desert

• forest floor

• ocean

Sunlight and animals

• Some animals need more sunlight than others.

• Cold blooded animals like iguanas and other reptiles need to absorb heat from sunlight to stay active.

  • Their body temperature changes with their surroundings so they control their temperature by moving into the sun or shade as needed.

• Animals with moist, wet skin like frogs and earthworms will dry out and die if they get too much sunlight.

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Multiple Choice

..........-blooded animals need to absorb heat from sunlight for their bodies to stay active.

• Warm

• Cold

Multiple Choice

Animals with ......... skin like frogs, snails and earthworms will dry out and die if they get too much sunlight

• hard

• dry

• moist

• soft

​Rain and living things

• ​All living things need water.

• Rain helps to fill up lakes, rivers, ponds and other places that animals, including humans, might use as sources of water.

• Rain also soaks into soil, where plants will absorb the water with their roots.

• ​Many animals will take cover ad hide from the rain.

• Ducks and other water birds aren't bothered by the rain because of their oily feathers help them stay waterproof

• ​Animals like snails and earthworms prefer the moist air after it rains.

Multiple Choice

.......... helps to fill up sources of water that animals including humans might use like lakes, rivers and ponds.

• sunlight

• clouds

• rain

• wind

Multiple Choice

Rain can soak into .......... where plants can absorb it with their roots.

• deserts

• lakes

• soil

• clouds

Multiple Select

Select the animals that prefer rainy weather. There is more than one!

• snake

• earthworm

• snail

• butterfly

​Wind and living things

• Wind carries seeds of some plants to places where they can grow into new plants.

• Wind helps animals smell an enemy, or food.

• Wind may helps birds fly faster or slow them down.

Multiple Choice

Wind can help plants by...

• Carrying their seeds to new places.

• Making them grow taller.

• Helping them move.

• Cooling them down.

Multiple Choice

Wind can help an animal .......... enemies or food.

• see

• smell

• taste

• touch

Multiple Choice

Wind can help birds .......... faster or slow them down.

• run

• swim

• ju

• fly

​Predicting Weather

 ​We need weather forecast to know…

• when dangerous winds are coming so we can move to a safe area,

• when farmers can plant crops,

• when sailors and fishermen need to steer clear of storms at sea,

• When to bring along a raincoat or umbrella,

• And when to plan a PICNIC!

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​Satellites

​Scientists can even take pictures from outer space using satellites. They use the data to come up with weather forecasts. Weather forecast tell us what kind of weather to expect over the next few days.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT a reason we need to know the weather.

• To know when to plant crops.

• To warn us if dangerous weather is coming.

• To plan our meals better.

• To help plane and ship pilots avoid storms.

Multiple Choice

If you want to know exactly how fast the wind is moving you would use:

• A thermometer

• An anemometer

• A wind vane

• A rain gauge

Multiple Choice

If you want to know the direction the wind is coming from you would use

• A thermometer

• An anemometer

• A wind vane

• A rain gauge