Biomes Vocabulary

A large area characterized by its specific type of climate, soil, and plant and animal communities is...

• a climate

• a biome

• a precipitation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

______________ refers to the number and variety of things living in an area.

• Permafrost

• Biodiversity

• Marine

• Plankton

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The amount of precipitation and the temperature in an area over a long period of time is the area's ...

• biodiversity

• temperate

• climate

• permafrost

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The long-term pattern of weather in an area is...

• climate

• biome

• precipitation

• permafrost

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Any liquid or frozen water that falls from the sky.

• climate

• biome

• precipitation

• permafrost

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

An area between the polar areas and the tropical areas where the temperatures are milder is referred to as ___________.

• biome

• tropical

• temperate

• climate

Referring to a land area on Earth

• aquatic

• terrestrial

Referring to the water covered area on Earth

• terrestrial

• aquatic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A region that has little or no plant life, long periods without rain, and extreme temperatures - usually found in hot climates is a ...

• tundra

• desert

• taiga

• temperate deciduous forest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A dry, terrestrial biome that is extremely cold, treeless plain (flat area with no trees.)

• desert

• tundra

• taiga

• temperate deciduous forest