Fall

What was the first day of fall in 2023?

• September 21

• September 22

• September 23

• September 24

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

• spring equinox

• summer solstice

• winter solstice

• autumn equinox

What's equal on the autumn equinox?

• hours of daylight and hours of darkness

• number of monarchs and number of milkweed

• hours at school and hours at home

• minutes on the school bus and minutes of homework

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

• flavenoids

• carotenoids

• anthocyanins

• chlorophyll

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

• They think it's a better look.

• They're not afraid of freezing.

• Their needles are protected by a waxy coating.

• They do lose their needles.

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

• migration

• mitigation

• hibernation

• adaptation

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

• migration

• mitigation

• brumation

• hibernation

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

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

What happens at ENSS in the fall?

• Thanksgiving holiday Monday

• Hallowe'en dance

• basketball, volleyball, golf, soccer, cross-country

• giveaway days at the Chique Boutique