Share Tree Rings- Close Read 2nd/3rd Reading A to Z
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How can you tell how old a tree is?
you can't tell
ask when it was planted
Count its rings
Which is true?
Only light rings grow in trees.
Each year a light and dark ring grow in a tree?
Only dark rings grow in trees.
When do light tree rings grow?
all year long
spring and summer
fall and winter
When do dark tree rings grow?
late summer and fall
all year long
spring and summer
Thicker rings grow when it is
drier (less rain)
wetter (more rain)
Thinner tree rings grow when it is
wetter (more rain)
drier (less rain)
What can tree rings tell you?
all of these!
how cold or hot it was in year
how old a tree is
how much rain fell in a year
How long can trees live?
a few years
about 10 years
hundreds of years
True of False: A tree can live to be 5,000 years old!
true
false
True or False: all trees grow rings
False
True
