Savanna and Grasslands Biome Worksheet

What words best describe the savanna biome? Match them!

• The Lion King

• precipitation

• tropical zone

• what zone?

• dry season 4 inches

  rainy season 20-50 inches

• type of soil

• very dry, little nutrients

• temperature

• warm all year, 80-100 degrees

• What movie?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What words best describe the grasslands biome? Match them!

• warm summer 60-100 deg

  cool winters -50 to 30 deg

• temperature

• temperate zone

• precipitation

• 10-35 inches of rain and snow

• what zone?

• very good soil, due to grasses decomposing

• type of soil

Match the biomes with their climate!

• warm summers and cool winters

• savanna yearly temperatures

• always hot

• grasslands yearly temperatures

• warm and cool

• savanna seasons

• dry and rainy

• grasslands seasons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What do both the Savanna biome and Grasslands biome have in common?

• Both biomes are cold weather biomes.

• Both biomes are covered in grasses with few or no trees.

• Both biomes get less than 10 inches of rain.

• Both biomes have a rainy season and a dry season.

TRUE or FALSE: Both Savannas and Grasslands are found close to the equator. 

• true

• false

Which biome is the best for farming?

• grasslands

• savanna

• taiga

• desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Why are the seasons in the savanna unusual?

• The Savanna is the only biome with no seasonal changes.

• The Savanna is the only biome with an extremely cold winter.

• The Savanna is the only biome with a rainy season and a dry season.

• The Savanna is the only biome with 4 seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter.

Put the biomes in order from hottest (1) to coldest (4)?

• tropical rainforest

• 1- hottest

• savanna

• 2 - second warmest

• taiga

• 3 - cooler temps during the year

• grasslands

• 4 - coldest

Look at the picture of the savanna. Name two reasons in the picture that prove to you that it is a savanna and not a grassland.