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Groundhog Day

Name: _______________________________

Directions: What do you know about Groundhog Day? Use the information you find at the Web site provided below to answer the questions on this page. Write your answers on the line next to each question.

Web Resource:
Day of the Shadow
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7134/Shadow/groundhog.htm

  1. How long is an adult groundhog? ___________________

    How long is its tail? _____________________

  2. What are objects that light cannot pass through called? ___________________________________

  3. What is the name of the groundhog that supposedly predicts the length of winter in Canada? ___________________________________

  4. What happens to an animal's body temperature during hibernation? ___________________________________

  5. About how long ago did people begin using a sundial to tell time? ___________________________________

If you're looking for more of a challenge, answer the questions in
The Groundhog Quiz at
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7134/Shadow/ghquiz.htm.

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