10/9 S.St Ch.2,L2 (Vocabulary)

1. The _______________ tells about the daily conditions outside.

• weather

• region

• rain

• temperature

_________________ is the weather that a place has over a long period.

• Weather

• Climate

• Temperature

• Regions

The three parts that make up the climate of a region are _____________, _______________ and _______________.

• temperature, precipitation, wind

• wind, regions and North America

• climate, regions and wind

• climate, regions and temperature

______________________ is the amount of rain or snow that falls.

• Elevation

• Climate

• Temperature

• Precipitation

______________ climates are not as hot as tropical climates or as cold as cold as arctic climates.

• Temperature

• Elevation

• Tropical

• Region

Most of the United States is in a ____________ region.

• Climate

• Arctic

• Tropical

• Temperate

Both tundra and desert vegetation are found in the area found in places that have _______ climate.

• cold

• dry

• temperature

• grassland

In the desert of the West region, there are large ________ called saguaros.

• grasslands

• forests

• cactuses

• deserts

In an ______________, all living things, such as the plants and animals, interact with each other.

• ash

• ecosystem

• vegetation

• important

A ____________ is a mountain that erupts in an explosion of molten rock, gases, and ash.

• hurricane

• climate

• volcano

• vegetation