Animals |
#1 |
What is an example of an animal that lives in the tundra? |
arctic fox or caribou |
#2 |
What is an example of an animal that lives in the desert? |
coyotes or lizards |
#3 |
What is an example of an animal that lives in the rainforest? |
spotted owl or banana slugs |
#4 |
What is an example of an animal that lives in the grassland? |
grasshoppers, prairie chickens, or bison |
#5 |
What is an example of an animal that lives in the wetlands? |
insects, alligators, or frogs |
Fossils |
#1 |
When scientists find fossils of sea creatures on top of a landform, what does that tell you about the landform? |
The landform was once covered in water. |
#2 |
When scientists dig and find fossils, the most recent fossils are found on the _________ layer of Earth, while the oldest fossils are on the ___________ layers of Earth. |
recent = top oldest=bottom |
#3 |
What preserves all the hard and soft parts of an animal? |
a fossil in amber |
#4 |
What gives clues about a living thing's activities such as where it lived and what it ate? |
trace fossils |
#5 |
Name an example of trace fossils. |
tracks in the mud (footprints), a nest, or an eggshell |
Resources |
#1 |
What is petroleum, and why is it considered a nonrenewable resource? |
Oil - It is used faster than it can be replaced. |
#2 |
What are trees, water, soil, minerals, and sunlight known as? |
natural resources |
#3 |
Name two fossil fuels. |
coal and oil |
#4 |
What is a resource that can't be replaced when it runs out? Give three examples. |
nonrenewable resource - oil, coal, natural gas, iron, or steel |
#5 |
What is a resource that can be replaced and won't run out? Give three examples. |
renewable resource - solar energy, wind energy, water, or oxygen |