Week 16 Trivia

Ages 5–9 · 4 minutes · Science, Geography

Mammoths aren't the only woolly creatures from the ice age. Can you name another?

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Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere.
The gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth’s surface pulls that object toward the planet’s center.

Alabama

SC23.3.7 — Use evidence to support a claim that traits can be influenced by the environment.
SC23.5.5 — Make a claim, supported by evidence, that the gravitational force exerted by Earth pulls objects towards the center of Earth.

Alaska

The gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth’s surface pulls that object toward the planet’s center.
Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere.
The food of almost any kind of animal can be traced back to plants. Organisms are related in food webs in which some animals eat plants for food and other animals eat the animals that eat plants. Some organisms, such as fungi and bacteria, break down dead organisms (both plants or plants parts and animals) and therefore operate as “decomposers.” Decomposition eventually restores (recycles) some materials back to the soil. Organisms can survive only in environments in which their particular needs are met. A healthy ecosystem is one in which multiple species of different types are each able to meet their needs in a relatively stable web of life. Newly introduced species can damage the balance of an ecosystem.

Arizona

1.SL.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
2.G1.1 — Use and construct maps, graphs, and other geographic representations of familiar and unfamiliar places in the world; and locate physical and human features. • Key physical features include but are not limited to seven continents, oceans, lakes, rivers, mountain ranges, coasts, seas, and deserts • Key human features include but are not limited to equator, hemispheres, North and South Pole, cities, states, countries, regions, and landmarks
K.L1U1.6 — Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about how organisms use different body parts for survival.

Arkansas

Other characteristics result from individuals’ interactions with the environment, which can range from diet to learning. Many characteristics involve both inheritance and environment.
All animals need food in order to live and grow. They obtain their food from plants or from other animals. Plants need water and light to live and grow.
The gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth’s surface pulls that object toward the planet’s center.

California

1-LS3-1 — Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
K-LS1-1 — Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere.
5-PS2-1 — Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Colorado

LS2.A — Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: Animals depend on their surroundings to get what they need, including food, water, shelter and a favorable temperature. Animals depend on plants or other animals for food. They use their senses to find food and water, and they use their body parts to gather, catch, eat and chew the food. Plants depend on air, water, minerals (in the soil) and light to grow. Animals can move around, but plants cannot, and they often depend on animals for pollination or to move their seeds around. Different plants survive better in different settings because they have varied needs for water, minerals and sunlight.
SC.K.3.2 — Plants and animals meet their needs in their habitats and impact one another; people can prepare for severe weather.

Connecticut

The gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth’s surface pulls that object toward the planet’s center.
Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere.
GEO.K.2 — Use maps, graphs, photographs and other representations to describe places and the relationships and interactions that shape them.

Delaware

The gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth’s surface pulls that object toward the planet’s center.
Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere.
1-LS3-1 — Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.

Florida

SC.K.E.5.1 — Explore the Law of Gravity by investigating how objects are pulled toward the ground unless something holds them up.
SC.2.P.13.3 — Recognize that objects are pulled toward the ground unless something holds them up.

Georgia

S3L1.b — Construct an explanation of how external features and adaptations (camouflage, hibernation, migration, mimicry) of animals allow them to survive in their habitat.

Hawaii

SS.K-2.2.3 — Gather facts from teacher and/or adult-curated sources to answer questions

Idaho

The gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth’s surface pulls that object toward the planet’s center. (5-PS-2.1)
K-ESS-1.2 — Students who demonstrate understanding can: With guidance and support, use evidence to construct an explanation of how plants and animals interact with their environment to meet their needs.
K.RS.DR.2 — Listen to a series of texts organized around a variety of conceptually related topics to build knowledge about the world.

Illinois

LS4.A-E1 — Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere. (Note: moved from K-2)

Iowa

The gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth’s surface pulls that object toward the planet’s center.
1-LS3-1 — Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about the main topic and key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere.

Louisiana

1-LS3-1 — Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are similar, but not exactly like, their parents.
5-PS2-1 — Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
K-LS1-1 — Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Maine

1-LS3-1 — Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
K-LS1-1 — Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
SL.2.1.a — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
5-PS2-1 — Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Maryland

DCI.PS2.B.3-5.3 — The gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth’s surface pulls that object toward the planet’s center.
1-LS3-1 — Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
3-LS3-2 — Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
DCI.LS4.A.3-5.1 — Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere.

Massachusetts

K-LS1-1 — Observe and communicate that animals (including humans) and plants need food, water, and air to survive. Animals get food from plants or other animals. Plants make their own food and need light to live and grow.
3-LS4-1 — Use fossils to describe types of organisms and their environments that existed long ago and compare those to living organisms and their environments. Recognize that most kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere.
PreK-LS3-1(MA) — Use observations to explain that young plants and animals are like but not exactly like their parents.

Michigan

3-LS3-2 — Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
5-PS2-1 — Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Minnesota

0.3.2.3.1 — Identify the physical and human characteristics of places, including real and imagined places. For example: Physical characteristics—landforms (Rocky Mountains, Mount Everest), ecosystems (forest), bodies of water (Hudson Bay, Indian Ocean, Amazon River), soil, vegetation, weather and climate. Human characteristics—structures (Great Wall of China, Eiffel Tower), bridges (Golden Gate Bridge), canals (Erie Canal), cities, political boundaries, population distribution, settlement patterns, language, ethnicity, nationality, religious beliefs.

Mississippi

L.2.4.1 — Evaluate and communicate findings from informational text or other media to describe how plants and animals use adaptations to survive (e.g., ducks use webbed feet to swim in lakes and ponds, cacti have waxy coatings and spines to grow in the desert) in distinct environments (e.g., polar lands, saltwater and freshwater, desert, rainforest, woodlands).
L.K.4.1 — Obtain information from informational text or other media to document and report examples of different plants or animals that are extinct.
L.K.4.2 — Observe and report how some present-day animals resemble extinct animals (i.e., elephants resemble wooly mammoths).
P.5.6.1 — Obtain and communicate information describing gravity's effect on an object.

Missouri

The food of almost any kind of animal can be traced back to plants. Organisms are related in food webs in which some animals eat plants for food and other animals eat the animals that eat plants. Some organisms, such as fungi and bacteria, break down dead organisms (both plants or plants parts and animals) and therefore operate as “decomposers.” Decomposition eventually restores (recycles) some materials back to the soil. Organisms can survive only in environments in which their particular needs are met. A healthy ecosystem is one in which multiple species of different types are each able to meet their needs in a relatively stable web of life. Newly introduced species can damage the balance of an ecosystem.
Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere.
The gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth’s surface pulls that object toward the planet’s center.
1.LS3.A.1 — Make observations to construct an evidence based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.

Montana

2-LS4-1 — make observations of plants and animals to compare and contrast the diversity of life in different habitats.

Nebraska

SC.5.11.3.A — Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Nevada

The food of almost any kind of animal can be traced back to plants. Organisms are related in food webs in which some animals eat plants for food and other animals eat the animals that eat plants. Some organisms, such as fungi and bacteria, break down dead organisms (both plants or plants parts and animals) and therefore operate as “decomposers.” Decomposition eventually restores (recycles) some materials back to the soil. Organisms can survive only in environments in which their particular needs are met. A healthy ecosystem is one in which multiple species of different types are each able to meet their needs in a relatively stable web of life. Newly introduced species can damage the balance of an ecosystem.

New Hampshire

Living things need water, air, and resources from the land, and they live in places that have the things they need. Humans use natural resources for everything they do.

New Jersey

The gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth’s surface pulls that object toward the planet’s center.
K-LS1-1 — Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere.
1-LS3-1 — Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.

New York

Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere.
1-LS3-1 — Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
The food of almost any kind of animal can be traced back to plants. Organisms are related in food webs in which some animals eat plants for food and other animals eat the animals that eat plants. Some organisms, such as fungi and bacteria, break down dead organisms (both plants or plants parts and animals) and therefore operate as “decomposers.” Decomposition eventually restores (recycles) some materials back to the soil. Organisms can survive only in environments in which their particular needs are met. A healthy ecosystem is one in which multiple species of different types are each able to meet their needs in a relatively stable web of life. Newly introduced species can damage the balance of an ecosystem.
5-PS2-1 — Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

North Carolina

SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
LS.K.2.1 — Analyze and interpret data to compare the characteristics of different types of the same animal to determine individual similarities and differences.

Ohio

3.LS.2 — Individuals of the same kind of organism differ in their inherited traits. These differences give some individuals an advantage in surviving and/or reproducing.
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented in various media and other formats (e.g., orally).

Oklahoma

The gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth's surface pulls that object toward the planet's center. (5.PS2.1)

Oregon

1.SL.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
5.PS2.1 — Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down. [Clarification Statement: “Down” is a local description of the direction that points toward the center of the spherical Earth.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include mathematical representation of gravitational force.]

Pennsylvania

The gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth’s surface pulls that object toward the planet’s center.
8.4.3.B. — Identify historic sites and material artifacts important to world history.
CC.1.5.3.C — Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate detail.
3.1.1.C — Make observations to construct an evidencebased account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.

Rhode Island

1-LS3-1 — Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
5-PS2-1 — Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
The food of almost any kind of animal can be traced back to plants. Organisms are related in food webs in which some animals eat plants for food and other animals eat the animals that eat plants. Some organisms, such as fungi and bacteria, break down dead organisms (both plants or plants parts and animals) and therefore operate as “decomposers.” Decomposition eventually restores (recycles) some materials back to the soil. Organisms can survive only in environments in which their particular needs are met. A healthy ecosystem is one in which multiple species of different types are each able to meet their needs in a relatively stable web of life. Newly introduced species can damage the balance of an ecosystem.

South Carolina

ELA.1.C.9.1 — Listen to others to ask and answer questions on a topic.
5-PS2-1.DCI.B: — Types of Interactions The gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth’s surface pulls that object toward the planet’s center. NRC Framework Link

South Dakota

1.SL.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud, information presented orally, or through other media.
1-LS3-1 — Construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
5-PS2-1 — Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Tennessee

2.LS2.1 — Develop and use models to compare how animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.

Texas

1.10A — investigate how the external characteristics of an animal are related to where it lives, how it moves, and what it eats;
1.10C — compare ways that young animals resemble their parents; and

Utah

1.2.2 — Construct an explanation by observing patterns of external features of living things that survive in different locations. Emphasize how plants and nonhuman animals, found in specific surroundings, share similar physical characteristics. Examples could include that plants living in dry areas are more likely to have thick outer coatings that hold in water, animals living in cold locations have longer and thicker fur, or most desert animals are awake at night. (LS1.A, LS1.D)
3.3.3 — Construct an explanation that the gravitational force exerted by Earth causes objects to be directed downward, toward the center of the spherical Earth. Emphasize that “downward” is a local description depending on one's position on Earth. (PS2.B)

Vermont

The gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth’s surface pulls that object toward the planet’s center.
Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere.
1-LS3-1 — Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.

Virginia

2.2.b — Some forces, including gravity and magnetism, can cause objects to move from a distance.
1.5.b — Animals have different physical characteristics that perform specific functions.

Washington

The gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth’s surface pulls that object toward the planet’s center.
Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere.
1-LS3-1 — Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.

Washington, D.C.

SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
5-PS2-1 — Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
K-LS1-1 — Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

West Virginia

Building and appropriately using science domain vocabulary and phrases
Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Recognizing scale, proportion, and quantity

Wisconsin

The gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth’s surface pulls that object toward the planet’s center.

Wyoming

The effect of unbalanced forces on an object results in a change of motion. Patterns of motion can be used to predict future motion. Some forces act through contact, some forces act even when the objects are not in contact. The gravitational force of Earth acting on an object near Earth’s surface pulls that object toward the planet’s center.
1-LS3-1 — Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.