Animal Migration

Question 1

Animals move for many reasons. Which of the following statements correctly explains what scientists mean by animal migration?

Accepted Answer

Migration is a repeated, long‑distance trip that animals make each year to find food, better weather, or a place to raise their young.

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Migration is the short walk an animal takes to find a new nest or den during the same season.

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Migration is a one‑time escape when an animal gets lost and looks for food far from home.

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Migration is the daily back‑and‑forth travel animals do to eat and drink nearby.

Question 2

Which list correctly names three animals that migrate and shows where each one travels?

Accepted Answer

Arctic tern – flies from the Arctic to Antarctica; monarch butterfly – travels from Canada to Mexico; wildebeest – cross the Serengeti each year to follow the rains.

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Elephant – walks from Africa to Asia; penguin – moves from Antarctica to the Arctic; giraffe – travels across the desert to find water.

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Monarch butterfly – flies from Mexico to Canada; humpback whale – swims from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean; caribou – roams across the tundra.

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Salmon – swims from freshwater streams to the ocean; Arctic tern – stays near the North Pole all year; kangaroo – hops across Australia.

Question 3

Which sentence best describes what animal migration is?

Accepted Answer

A regular, long‑distance journey that many animals make each year to find food, a place to breed, or better weather.

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A short walk that animals take inside their homes to find water.

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When animals stay in the same spot all year long and never move.

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When animals sleep deep in caves during the winter.

Try three questions

Animals move for many reasons. Which of the following statements correctly explains what scientists mean by animal migration?

Which list correctly names three animals that migrate and shows where each one travels?

Which sentence best describes what animal migration is?

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