Desert Biome Quizizz

Which description best matches desert biome ?

• Near the equator, warm temperatures, and abundant rainfall.

• Dry environments that generally receive less than 10 in. of rainfall each year.

• A cold, dry, mostly treeless biome that encircles the Arctic Ocean

There are ______________ types of deserts.

• 4

• 2

• 5

Which of these is not a type of desert?

• Semi-Arid

• Subtemporal

• Coastal

What is the rainshadow effect?

• When the mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems and cast a "shadow" of dryness behind them.

• When it does rain for many years

• When it rains and is sunny at the same time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why is the ocean breeze very important to some deserts?

• Because the ocean creates fog that is then absorbed by plants and helps them survive.

• Because the ocean allows animals to have enough water to drink due to the lack of rain.

• Because the ocean creates heavy rainfall that is absorbed by the plans and helps them survive.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

TRUE or FALSE: Coastal deserts have cool winters and long warm summers.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: Semi-arid deserts have long dry summers and cold winters with low rain or snowfall.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: Polar deserts are found in the Arctic and Antarctica.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: Hot&Dry deserts are very hot and dry.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which major biome is hot, dry and home to cacti, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes

• tropical rainforest

• taiga

• savanna

• desert