Quiz - Chapter 7.2 - Deserts

Deserts are the wettest place on Earth. 

• true 
• false 

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What best describes the climate in the desert?

• warm
• hot
• dry
• windy

This continent is an example of a cold desert.

• Antartica

• Australia

• Iceland

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a desert? 

• very little rain
• hot in the day, cool at night
• sandy soil
• covered with grass

Which two of the following caused the Dust Bowl in the US mid-west in the early 1930s?

• Overuse of the land

• Severe heat and drought for almost a decade

• Overgrazing of farm animals

• High winds in the area

Which of the following soil types would contain the most nutrients?

• soil that has many large rock particles

• soil that allows water to drain very quickly through it

• soil with a lot of decomposed organic material

• soil with a bedrock that is very close to the surface

Which of the following is the most important factor in erosion (transportation) of soil?

• none of the choices

• wind

• glaciers

• water

___________ are flat landforms on high ground .

• plains

• plateaus

• coasts

• peninsulas

The process of carrying away weathered bits of rocks is called ___________ .

• weathering

• deposition

• erosion

• mineralization

Two types of erosion in desert climates are _____ and _____.

• abrasion

• deflation

• chemical erosion

• deposition