Issue 3 - Living with Drought (1-9)

Climate is like the weather's personality. Which is the best definition?

• yesterday's rain

• long-term weather patterns

• the feeling you get when it's humid

• what you wear every day

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

If you want to know a place's climate, what do you look at?

• tomorrow's weather

• next week's weather

• next 30 minutes of weather

• average weather over many years

When the ground is dry, like a cookie left out, what's that called?

• a flood

• a monsoon

• a drought

• a blizzard

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What can happen during a drought?

• rivers get bigger

• there's too much rain

• water sources can dry up

• plants grow very quickly

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Precipitation is when water falls from the sky. Which of these is a type?

• sunshine

• rainbows

• sleet

• wind

If a report says a lot of precipitation is coming, what should you bring?

• sunglasses

• an umbrella

• a sun hat

• a swimsuit

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

If something is renewable, it can be used again. What's a renewable resource?

• plastic bottle

• gasoline

• solar power

• a TV remote battery

Which of these is a renewable resource?

• coal

• oil

• wind

• wood

Conservation means saving things. What is an example of water conservation?

• leaving water on

• taking a long bath

• taking a shorter shower

• watering the lawn at noon

Which of these is an act of conservation?

• driving everywhere

• leaving lights on

• turning off water to wash hands

• leaving the fridge door open