Climate and Weather in Locations

Which biome is the driest? (a)  

• Desert
• Tundra
• Taiga
• Rainforest

Which biome is represented by the rainfall amounts in letter C?

• desert

• prairie

• deciduous forest

• tropical rain forest

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A desert may look like the first picture, or a desert may look like the second picture. Which is a feature of all deserts?

• very cold temperatures

• very little precipitation

• high humidity

• high heat

Wetlands and rain forests both have high humidity. What is another factor these two environments have in common?

• high amounts of precipitation

• high elevations

• low number of living things

• low temperatures

Jacques sees many dragonflies in the marshy area near his home. He doesn’t usually see them in the dry area near his grandmother’s home.

Which of these conditions can he conclude are the best for dragonflies?

• cold and dry

• wet and humid

• wet and windy

• humid and windy

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The panhandle of Oklahoma is high prairie. It receives about 17 inches of rainfall a year. The panhandle of Florida is a coastal plain. It receives about 65 inches of rainfall a

year. Which is the best description of the humidity in these areas?

• low in Oklahoma, low in Florida

• high in Oklahoma, low in Florida

• low in Oklahoma, high in Florida

• high in Oklahoma, high in Florida

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Parts of the Amazon basin are covered by tropical rain forest. Parts of Arizona are covered by desert. Tropical rain forests and deserts both can be very warm. What is

one key difference between them?

• Rain forests are found at higher altitudes than deserts

• Rain forests get more sunlight than deserts.

• Deserts have no plant life and rain forests have a lot.

• Deserts are much drier than rain forests

Chuma made this drawing to show typical airflow and precipitation over a mountain.

The air cools as it rises and warms as it falls. When is precipitation most likely?

• as air moves up the mountain

• at the top of the mountain

• as air moves down the far side of the mountain

• as air reaches the valley floor below

  the mountain

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Quon made this drawing of her favorite reptile. It lives in a hot and dry environment.

What is its natural habitat?

• desert

• mountian

• tundra

• swamp

Bonita lives on the west side of a mountain. She gets almost twice as much rain at her house as her friend on the east side of the mountain gets. What is the most likely

reason why?

• The east side of the mountain is too cold for precipitation to fall

• The air pressure on the west side of the mountain is less than on the east side

• The mountain blocks the wind so it does not blow precipitation to the east side.

• As warm air moves up the west side of the mountain, it cools and releases

  precipitation.

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