Dry climate

Regions lying within the dry climate group occur where precipitation is .................

• high

• low

• moderate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Deserts comprise the regions that are characterized by .....................climates.

• wet

• rainy

• dry

These are arid and semiarid areas that have ...................main characteristics

• two

• four

• three

• two

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Arid and semiarid areas that have three main characteristics:

• Very low precipitation

• Very high precipitation

• high evaporation rates that typically exceed precipitation

• wide temperature swings both daily and seasonally.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Low and unpredictable precipitation is the primary characteristic of a dry climate.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The ............................rainfall occurs in arid, or desert, areas where precipitation averages less than 35 cm (14 inches) per year

• lowest

• highest

Some deserts have years with no rainfall at all

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

evaporation is often greater than precipitation in .........................

• wet climate

• dry climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

arid regions in the Middle East average less than .......................cm of rainfall per year.

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 50

A third common characteristic of dry climates are wide variances in seasonal and daily temperatures

• True

• False