Earth Science Fall Facts

When does Fall almost always begin?

• Sept 4th or 5th

• Sept 22nd or 23rd

• Oct 1st

Which of the following is NOT an alternate name for "Halloween?"

• The Night of the Living Dead

• Samhain

• All Hallows Eve

Which bird goes on an 11,000-mile migration in the fall?

• Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

• Blue Jay

• Artic Turn

In the Southern Hemisphere, autumn lasts the months of:

• November, December, and January

• July, August, and September

• March, April, and May

Held in Germany annually during the Fall, when was the first Oktoberfest?

• 1510

• 2010

• 1810

What is the top turkey-producing state in America?

• New Jersey

• Minnesota

• Rhode Island

Fall is also the season of daylight savings time’s end, when we set our clocks back an hour (and get an extra hour of sleep). A report from the New England Journal of Medicine found that what tends to happen after we turn back the clock?

• There are more car crashes

• People are early for work

• The rate of heart attacks falls

• People eat more healthy foods

Fall is also called...

• winter

• autumn

• summer

• spring

The weather in early fall is...

• sunny

• cold

• chilly

• rainy

The weather in late fall is

• sunny

• chilly

• springy

• warm

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