Search Header Logo
Exploring the Desert Climate

Exploring the Desert Climate

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Geography, Biology

10th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Wayground Content

FREE Resource

The video explains how climate influences desert characteristics, focusing on water and temperature. Deserts typically receive less than 25 cm of rain annually, with some areas experiencing heavy rainfall. Temperature plays a significant role, with extreme heat in places like Death Valley and large day-night temperature fluctuations.

Read more

5 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the maximum amount of water that deserts typically receive in a year?

50 centimeters

75 centimeters

25 centimeters

100 centimeters

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which seasons does the Sonoran Desert usually experience rainfall?

Fall and Summer

Spring and Fall

Summer and Winter

Winter and Spring

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the highest temperature recorded in Death Valley?

130 degrees Fahrenheit

120 degrees Fahrenheit

140 degrees Fahrenheit

150 degrees Fahrenheit

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much can the temperature fluctuate between day and night in deserts?

90 degrees Fahrenheit

50 degrees Fahrenheit

60 degrees Fahrenheit

77 degrees Fahrenheit

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During which months can temperatures in higher elevations of deserts fall below freezing?

Spring months

Winter months

Summer months

Fall months

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?