WorksheetsBP: Hibernation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What would a ground squirrel do FIRST to prepare for winter?
Eat a lot of food to store up fat.
Lower its body temperature.
Sleep through winter.
Wake up
During hibernation, an animal’s heart rate slows down. What will happen when the animal wakes up?
Its heart rate will slow down more.
Its heart rate speeds back up.
Its heart stops beating.
Its body temperature goes down.
Which of these is a sign of hibernation?
slow heart rate
fast heart rate
fast breathing
high body temperature
A bat would be most happy hibernating in __________
an igloo.
a beach.
a cave.
bottom of a pond.
A book titled "Animals and Hibernation" is probably
fiction.
nonfiction.
poetry.
a play.
What is the main reason bats hibernate?
Bats hibernate to get through the winter.
Bats lose weight during hibernation.
Bats often hibernate in caves.
A bat can hibernate for up to 6 months.
What is the first thing an animal might do when it comes out of hibernation?
say hi to its friends
find food
store food for the winter
grow a warm winter coat
Which sentence is an opinion about hibernation?
Hibernating animals conserve or save energy.
Turtles are the wisest hibernators.
Some aquatic animals hibernate in water.
Many animals gain weight before they hibernate.
What would be the best way to find facts about how snakes hibernate?
Read an article called “Reptile Hibernation” in an encyclopedia.
Read a fiction book called "Silly Snakes Sleep All Summer".
Go to the library and check out a mystery book about snakes.
Ask a friend who likes snake riddles.
Hibernation is an important way for animals to CONSERVE energy in the winter. CONSERVE probably means _________.
to spend.
to make.
to waste.
to save.
