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Science of Autumn

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  • What is the substance that gives the green color to the plant called?
    Chlorophyll
  • Why do leaves fall from the tree in autumn?
    Because it can't do its work anymore and the tree absorbs its nutrients to survive winter
  • How do we call the moment in which we change Summer to Autumn?
    Autumn Equinox
  • Name of the year when the oak tree gives more acorns so that they can fall on the floor
    Boom year
  • Name of the year when the oak tree only gives enough acorns for the animals to eat
    Bust year
  • What was the name of the harvest festival of the Celts?
    Samhain
  • Because the Earth revolves the Sun we get...
    Seasons
  • What is the name of the carved pumpkin that we use in Halloween?
    Jack o' lantern
  • What does All-Hallows mean?
    All Saints
  • Where does the word HALLOWEEN come from?
    All hallows eve
  • Why did people dress up the 31st of October?
    Because they were afraid of ghosts
  • Name of the plants that have flowers
    Angiosperm
  • How do we call the process in which the plant transforms sunlight and water in food?
    Photosynthesis
  • The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called....
    Revolution
  • Why do leaves change color in autumn?
    Because the stop making chlorophyll when the days get shorter and cooler
  • What pigments does a leaf have inside?
    Green, yellow, orange, red and purple
  • What was one of the Celts' tradition celebrating Samahin?
    Building huge fires
  • What is the name of the tree that gives us acorns?
    Oak tree
  • Name of the plants that have no flowers
    Gymnosperm
  • The movement of the Earth around its axis is called...
    Rotation