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Fall

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first day of fall in 2023?

a)

September 21

b)

September 22

c)

September 23

d)

September 24

2.

What's another name for the first day of fall?

a)

spring equinox

b)

summer solstice

c)

winter solstice

d)

autumn equinox

3.

What's equal on the autumn equinox?

a)

hours of daylight and hours of darkness

b)

number of monarchs and number of milkweed

c)

hours at school and hours at home

d)

minutes on the school bus and minutes of homework

4.

Which pigment is NOT responsible for the yellows, oranges, and reds of deciduous trees in the fall?

a)

flavenoids

b)

carotenoids

c)

anthocyanins

d)

chlorophyll

5.

Why do spruce trees stay green and keep their needles all winter?

a)

They think it's a better look.

b)

They're not afraid of freezing.

c)

Their needles are protected by a waxy coating.

d)

They do lose their needles.

6.

Animals like the monarch and the ruby throated hummingbird leave Ontario in the fall in a behaviour called

a)

migration

b)

mitigation

c)

hibernation

d)

adaptation

7.

The process in which cold-blooded animals shut down their internal processes heading into winter is called

a)

migration

b)

mitigation

c)

brumation

d)

hibernation

8.

True or False? Some insects - including the wooly bear caterpillar - can freeze in the fall and thaw out and keep living in the spring.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True of False? The black bear is NOT a true hibernator.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What happens at ENSS in the fall?

a)

Thanksgiving holiday Monday

b)

Hallowe'en dance

c)

basketball, volleyball, golf, soccer, cross-country

d)

giveaway days at the Chique Boutique