Biomes and Climate

What is climate?

• It is the temperature of the air around you.

• The type of weather that occurs during a particular season.

• An area's pattern of weather over a long period of time.

• How much sunshine an area gets.

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According to the graph, what best describes this grassland climate?

• Grasslands have cold summers and cold winters.

• The temperature of a grassland stays the same all year.

• Grasslands have less precipitation in winter than in summer.

• Grasslands are very dry and have no rain all year.

What is the name given to the 23.5 degrees South of the Equator?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Prime Meridian

• South Pole

The Equator receives __________ direct sunlight than the North and South poles. Therefore, the temperature of the Equator is__________.

• less; cooler.

• less; warmer.

• more; cooler.

• more; warmer.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Antartic Circle is located at:

• 0 degrees

• 23.5 degrees North

• 66.5 degrees North

• 66.5 Degrees South

This biome has permafrost and is located in the Arctic and Antarctic circle

• tropical rainforest

• savanna

• desert

• tundra

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This biome contains trees that change color in the fall and lose their leaves in the winter

• coniferous forest

• tundra

• temperate grassland

• temperate deciduous forest

Trees found in the Taiga biome are called evergreens. Why?

• Because their leaves are green only during the summer

• Because they look like Christmas trees

• Because the soil makes the leaves green

• Because their leaves remain green all year round

What are the 3 climate zones?

• Tropical, Temperate, Rainforest

• Tropic of Capricorn, Equator, Artic Circle

• Tropic, Temperate, Polar

• Tundra, Rainforest, Temperate Forest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How do adaptations help animals?

• To hide from predators
• to hunt for food
• to survive in their habitats
• All of these are correct

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