What makes deserts so dry Day 5 quiz

On average, a desert gets less than (a)   inches or less of rainfall per year. Type the number only.

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(a)   continents on earth have some form of desert on them. Type the number only.

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Deserts are found in places that are _________. (check all the correct statements)

• hot

• cold

• near the ocean

• far from the ocean

Prevailing winds are winds that....

• blow different directions across the ocean

• blow in one direction for most of the time

• blow north in the winter and south in the summer

• blow east in the winter west in the summer

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A watershed is...

• an outdoor building that is waterproof

• the water that is located behind the Purdy Taco Truck

• an area that has little rain due to the effects of a bar

• the area drained by a river or river system

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Many deserts are formed due to a rainshadow. The deserts are dry because...

• the wind that finally passes over them doesn't contain a lot of moisture

• deserts are located a watershed

• the Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on the planet

• prevailing winds are cool

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A wind that changes direction with the seasons is called a ___________.

• prevailing winds

• monsoon

• rain shadow

• watershed

• Purdy Taco Truck

During winter in the Thar Desert the winds blow down from the dry Himalaya Mtns. Why do you think it rains so much when the winds switch direction in the summer? Use the map to help, and think about the sea winds.

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True or False.

Around 1/3, or 33%, of the earth's land is taken up by a desert.

• True

• False

True or False.

An oasis is a small, isolated area where vegetation grows because of underground water there.

• True

• False

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