Seasonal Changes

What is migration?

• The process of moving from one place to another.

• The process of changing one's occupation

• The process of returning to one's place of origin

• The process of staying in one place

Which animals migrate?

• Reptiles, amphibians, and crustaceans

• Plants and fungi

• Birds, fish, mammals, and insects

• Humans and domesticated animals

How do animals prepare for winter?

• building igloos, storing food, or wearing sweaters

• hibernating, migrating, or growing thicker fur

What would a ground squirrel do FIRST to prepare for winter?

• eat a lot of food to store up fat
• lower it's body temperature
• sleep through the winter
• wake up

A bat would be most happy hibernating in...

• an igloo
• a beach
• a cave
• the bottom of a pond

In the winter, the birds will __________ to a warmer climate.

• migrate
• hibernate
• tropical
• habit

Animals hibernate in ______________.

• winter
• spring
• summer
• fall

What causes animals to hibernate? 

• very cold air temperatures 
• lack of food
• a need to survive
• all of the above 

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Why do hibernating animals wake up in the  spring? 

• it rains too much, and their homes get wet. 
• The birds wake them up.
• They can find food, and its warmer
• All of the above

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Instead of hibernating, some animals _______ to warmer places. 

• survive
• sleep
• burrow
• migrate