3.2 Lesson 5 Book Planting Ideas: Presentation

Multiple Select

Select all the ways scientists use data to study climates in different locations.

• To understand past climates

• To compare climates

• To predict future weather for a single day

• To learn what can grow in different places

Multiple Choice

Why is it important for scientists and farmers to use data when studying agriculture and the environment?

• To make decisions based on evidence

• To guess outcomes without information

• To avoid using technology

• To ignore patterns in nature

Multiple Choice

Why do scientists collect information and what do they call the information they collect?

• To answer questions; they call it data

• To make predictions; they call it weather

• To create experiments; they call it results

• To write reports; they call it facts

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about climate is correct?

• Climate is the average weather over a long period.

• Climate changes every day.

• Climate only refers to temperature.

• Climate is the same everywhere.

Fill in the Blanks

The typical precipitation and seasonal temperatures expected year to year in a place are called

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Open Ended

How does collecting precipitation and temperature data over a long period help scientists understand climate?

Multiple Choice

Why do scientists collect data in different places around the world?

• To compare different climates

• To find the hottest place

• To measure only rainfall

• To predict earthquakes

Multiple Choice

Why do scientists collect data on the amount of rainfall in desert regions?

• To understand what plants can grow there

• To predict earthquakes

• To measure the temperature

• To find new animal species

Open Ended

How can organizing climate data in a table help scientists notice patterns over time?

Multiple Choice

What is the main advantage of showing climate data on a graph?

• It helps compare climate changes over time

• It makes the data harder to read

• It hides important information

• It only shows one year of data

Fill in the Blanks

Maps showing climate data help us know which areas have similar

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Multiple Choice

Why do farmers use data about precipitation and temperature when choosing which plants to grow?

• To predict the weather for the year

• To choose plants that grow well in their climate

• To sell their crops at a higher price

• To water their plants every day

Multiple Select

Which of the following are ways that scientists and farmers use climate data?

• To figure out which plants grow best in their area

• To decide when to harvest crops

• To predict animal migration patterns

• To choose fruit and vegetable plants that grow well in their climate

Open Ended

Why might farmers use climate data when deciding what crops to plant?

Open Ended

What fruit or vegetable might you choose to grow in Iowa? Why?