Deserts

All deserts are hot.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What do all deserts have in common?

• Temperature

• Elevation

• Lack of water

• Types of animals

How much of our planet's land is desert?

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What creates the Gobi desert in Asia?

• The magnetic poles

• Sea Pirates

• the Himalaya Mountains

• The Mediterranean Sea

What is the biggest desert in the world?

• The Gobi

  (Asia)

• New Mexico

  (North America)

• The Sahara

  (Africa)

• The Arabian Desert

  (Middle East)

How do kangaroos stay cool in the Australian desert? (SELECT 3 THAT APPLY)

• Licking their arms

• Sitting in the shade

• Drinking lots of water

• Digging into the sand

Animals that are nocturnal are most likely to be found in a ____ desert.​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​

• HOT
• COLD

How do guanacos in the deserts of South America get water?

• They store it in their humps

• They eat snow

• They lick dew off plants

• They eat bugs

How much water can a saguaro cactus store when it is full?

• 5 pounds

• 50 pounds

• 500 pounds

• 5 tons

  (10,000 pounds)