Sheet # 214/Groundhog
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1 .A groundhog is around 15 inches long with a tail of 6 inches long. About how many feet long is the groundhog?
2. Groundhogs weigh about 10 pounds. How many ounces is that?
3. The groundhog's claws are used to dig and fight in combat. If a groundhog digs 25 times in a minute, how many times will he dig in 5 minutes? in 10 minutes?
4. The circumference (distance around) of the groundhog?s burrow is 36 inches. How many inches around would the groundhog?s burrow be if it was 2 times that size?
5. If Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow at 6:32 a.m. in 1996, at 6:34 in 1977, at 6:36 in 1998, and at 6:38 in 1999, about what time will he see his shadow in February 2000?
6. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow at 7:29 a.m. in 1980. In 1981 he saw his shadow at 6:55 a.m. How much later in time did he see his shadow in 1980 than in 1981?
7. The groundhog, also known as a woodchuck, can chuck wood 32 times in a minute. How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood in 10 minutes?
8. One of the groundhog's main enemies is the snake. If a snake could slither to the groundhog's burrow in 23 minutes on Monday, 19 minutes on Tuesday, and 26 minutes on Wednesday, what would be the snake's total time for all three days in hours and minutes?
9. If the groundhog last saw his shadow in 1988, how many years have passed from today since he has last seen his shadow?
10. If the groundhog sees his shadow, it means we have six more weeks of bad weather. How many more total days of bad weather would we have if this is true?
11. The temperature in 1971 on Groundhog Day was 67 degrees F. If the temperature in February 2000 is 58 degrees F, how much colder will it be than in 1971?
12. If the groundhog had 12 babies and he wanted to put them into groups of 4 within his burrow to make more room, how many babies would go in each group?
13. After the young are born in the burrow, they will remain inside for a month. How many days will they be inside the burrow before they have to get out and be on their own?
14. If a groundhog has 12 young ones each year for 5 years, how many total babies would the mother groundhog have altogether?
15 .If the groundhog brings home 20 dried berries for her young and they only eat ¼ of them. How many would be left for later?
16. If a groundhog hibernates for 90 days, about how many months will he be hibernating?
17. During hibernation, groundhogs may breathe only once every six minutes. How many times does he breathe in an hour?
18. The body temperature of the woodchuck falls as low as 30 degree F from a normal temperature of 100 degrees F. How much does the temperature drop?
19. Another enemy of the groundhog is the eagle. If the eagle attacks each of three groundhogs 2 times within a week, about how many attacks will he have carried out altogether in 7 weeks?
Answers for Ground Hog
1) 2 feet
2) 160 ounces
3) 125 times and 250 times
4) 72 inches
5) 6:40
6) 34 minutes
7) 320 times
8) 1 hour 98 minutes
9) 12 years for year 2000
10) 42 days
11) 9 degrees
12) 3 babies
13) 30 days
14) 60 babies
15) 15 berries
16) 3 months
17) 10 times
18) 70 degrees
19) 3x2x7 = 42 times