Mr. Vazquez’s Homework

PERIOD 2:  TRANSITIONS SCIENCE

March of the Penguins – Movie Questions                  

 _____    1. What is the average temperature in Antarctica when the sun is out?

1. 1. 58° below zero
   2. 65° Fahrenheit
   3. 0°

 _____   2. What was Antarctica like before?

1. Not much has changed, it was always covered in ice with freezing temperatures
2. It used to be a tropical area that was densely forested
3. It was all ocean.

_____  3. The emperor penguin is a _____________ that makes it home in the sea.

1. Fish                             b.  Bird                                  c. Mammal

_____  4. Each year the emperor penguin travels a great distance by ___________________.

1. Swimming                 b. Flying                               c. Walking

 _____  5. The penguins’ breeding ground can be up to _________ miles away.

1. 70                               b. 100                                    c. 120

_____ 6. Why do the penguins need to change their path from year to year?

1. Because they do not want any other penguins to be able to follow them.
2. Because polar bears get in their way.
3. Because the ice keeps shifting and changing.

_____ 7. Why does the emperor penguin always return to the same place each year to bread?

1. Because the ice is thicker there and will not break after the eggs hatch
2. Because they are far from polar bears
3. Because this is their homeland so they must return there each year

_____ 8. Once the penguins arrive at their breeding grounds, what do they do first?

1. Build a nest                  b. Look for a mate           c. Search for food

_____ 9. Emperor penguins are monogamous, this means that they______________.

1. Have only one mate from season to season                 b. Have more than one mate at a time

_____ 10. How do the penguins protect themselves against the freezing cold?

1. They huddle together to keep warm
2. They dig holes to keep warm
3. They hide in caves to keep warm

 _____ 11. After days pass with noting happening, what happens one day in early June?

1. The penguins burry their egg in the snow
2. The mother penguin has an egg
3. The father penguin leaves to get food

_____ 12. After the egg is laid, who holds the egg for more than two months?

1. The female penguin                  b. The male penguin

 _____ 13. Where does the female penguin go after she passes the egg to the father?

1. She heads to the mountains
2. She stays with the groups for warmth
3. She heads back to the sea so she can eat

_____ 14. Why must the female penguins walk farther when they return to the sea?

1. Because the sea has frozen over, so they have further to go.
2. Because they take a different route back to the sea.
3. Because they often get lost and do not remember their short cuts.

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PERIOD 3 EARTH SCIENCE – NO HOMEWORK 

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PERIOD 4:  MS-D SCIENCE 

March of the Penguins – Movie Questions                  

 _____    1. What is the average temperature in Antarctica when the sun is out?

1. 1. 58° below zero
   2. 65° Fahrenheit
   3. 0°

 _____   2. What was Antarctica like before?

1. Not much has changed, it was always covered in ice with freezing temperatures
2. It used to be a tropical area that was densely forested
3. It was all ocean.

_____  3. The emperor penguin is a _____________ that makes it home in the sea.

1. Fish                             b.  Bird                                  c. Mammal

_____  4. Each year the emperor penguin travels a great distance by ___________________.

1. Swimming                 b. Flying                               c. Walking

 _____  5. The penguins’ breeding ground can be up to _________ miles away.

1. 70                               b. 100                                    c. 120

_____ 6. Why do the penguins need to change their path from year to year?

1. Because they do not want any other penguins to be able to follow them.
2. Because polar bears get in their way.
3. Because the ice keeps shifting and changing.

_____ 7. Why does the emperor penguin always return to the same place each year to bread?

1. Because the ice is thicker there and will not break after the eggs hatch
2. Because they are far from polar bears
3. Because this is their homeland so they must return there each year

_____ 8. Once the penguins arrive at their breeding grounds, what do they do first?

1. Build a nest                  b. Look for a mate           c. Search for food

_____ 9. Emperor penguins are monogamous, this means that they______________.

1. Have only one mate from season to season                 b. Have more than one mate at a time

_____ 10. How do the penguins protect themselves against the freezing cold?

1. They huddle together to keep warm
2. They dig holes to keep warm
3. They hide in caves to keep warm

 _____ 11. After days pass with noting happening, what happens one day in early June?

1. The penguins burry their egg in the snow
2. The mother penguin has an egg
3. The father penguin leaves to get food

_____ 12. After the egg is laid, who holds the egg for more than two months?

1. The female penguin                  b. The male penguin

 _____ 13. Where does the female penguin go after she passes the egg to the father?

1. She heads to the mountains
2. She stays with the groups for warmth
3. She heads back to the sea so she can eat

_____ 14. Why must the female penguins walk farther when they return to the sea?

1. Because the sea has frozen over, so they have further to go.
2. Because they take a different route back to the sea.
3. Because they often get lost and do not remember their short cuts.

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PERIOD 5  LIFE SCIENCE

March of the Penguins – Movie Questions                  

 _____    1. What is the average temperature in Antarctica when the sun is out?

1. 1. 58° below zero
   2. 65° Fahrenheit
   3. 0°

 _____   2. What was Antarctica like before?

1. Not much has changed, it was always covered in ice with freezing temperatures
2. It used to be a tropical area that was densely forested
3. It was all ocean.

_____  3. The emperor penguin is a _____________ that makes it home in the sea.

1. Fish                             b.  Bird                                  c. Mammal

_____  4. Each year the emperor penguin travels a great distance by ___________________.

1. Swimming                 b. Flying                               c. Walking

 _____  5. The penguins’ breeding ground can be up to _________ miles away.

1. 70                               b. 100                                    c. 120

_____ 6. Why do the penguins need to change their path from year to year?

1. Because they do not want any other penguins to be able to follow them.
2. Because polar bears get in their way.
3. Because the ice keeps shifting and changing.

_____ 7. Why does the emperor penguin always return to the same place each year to bread?

1. Because the ice is thicker there and will not break after the eggs hatch
2. Because they are far from polar bears
3. Because this is their homeland so they must return there each year

_____ 8. Once the penguins arrive at their breeding grounds, what do they do first?

1. Build a nest                  b. Look for a mate           c. Search for food

_____ 9. Emperor penguins are monogamous, this means that they______________.

1. Have only one mate from season to season                 b. Have more than one mate at a time

_____ 10. How do the penguins protect themselves against the freezing cold?

1. They huddle together to keep warm
2. They dig holes to keep warm
3. They hide in caves to keep warm

 _____ 11. After days pass with noting happening, what happens one day in early June?

1. The penguins burry their egg in the snow
2. The mother penguin has an egg
3. The father penguin leaves to get food

_____ 12. After the egg is laid, who holds the egg for more than two months?

1. The female penguin                  b. The male penguin

 _____ 13. Where does the female penguin go after she passes the egg to the father?

1. She heads to the mountains
2. She stays with the groups for warmth
3. She heads back to the sea so she can eat

_____ 14. Why must the female penguins walk farther when they return to the sea?

1. Because the sea has frozen over, so they have further to go.
2. Because they take a different route back to the sea.
3. Because they often get lost and do not remember their short cuts.