HIBERNATION

What does hibernation mean?

• to be wide awake

• to get warm

• to go into a deep sleep

What do animals do before hibernating?

• sleep a lot

• watch tv

• eat a lot

Which animal hibernates in a cave and hangs from the ceiling?

• bear

• hedgehog

• bat

Why do animals eat a lot to prepare for hibernation?

• To find a good place.

• To use this fat to feed their bodies while they hibernate.

• It burrows into the mud.

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Animals hibernate in ______________.

• winter

• summer

• spring

• fall

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What causes animals to hibernate?

• very cold air temperatures

• lack of food

• a need to survive

• all of the above

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Why do hibernating animals wake up in the spring?

• It rains too much, and their homes get wet.

• The birds wake them up.

• They can find food, and its warmer

• All of the above

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Hibernating animals try and stay safe from predators.
What are predators? 

• cold habitats
• plants that many animals eat
• bats that live in dens and caves 
• animals that hunt and eat other animals

What do these animals do in the winter?

• play

• hibernate

• migrate

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What is migration?

• When animals move to a warmer place in winter.

• When animals go into a deep sleep during winter.

• When animals play in winter.