WorksheetsDeserts
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 4mins
Where are hot deserts found?
North Africa
SW USA
South Africa and Australia
Europe
How would you describe a Hot Desert Environment?
Low rainfall/ low temps
High rainfall/ low temps
Low rainfall/High temps
High rainfall/high temps
A plant that grows in the desert.
cactus
flower
cotton
hay
Where does a cactus store its water?
It stores it in its spines.
It stores it in its leaves.
It stores it in its stem.
It stores it in its roots.
Why does a rattlesnake shake its tail?
It shakes its tail to build a nest.
It shakes its tail to scare enemies away.
It shakes its tail to cool itself down.
It shakes its tail to make people dance.
A desert found at approximately 30° N and 30° S, with hot temperatures, extremely dry conditions, and sparse vegetation.
Coastal desert
Subtropical desert
Cold winter desert
Polar desert
These deserts are located along the coasts of continents and have long, warm summers and very cool winters.
Cold winter deserts
Subtropical deserts
Polar deserts
Coastal deserts
What word describes being without moisture; extremely dry; parched
Barren
Aridity
Thirsty
Tropistic
Summers moderately long and dry, hot like deserts. Winters normally bring low concentrations of rainfall. Average rainfall is 2-4 cm annually
Semiarid deserts
Arid deserts
Polar deserts
Tropical deserts
A desert at the poles with ice but little precipitation
Tropical deserts
Arid deserts
Polar deserts
Coastal deserts
The amount of precipitation in a desert
100 inches per year
50 inches per year
less than 10 inches per year
28 inches per year
Which best describes a desert?
cold dry biome with moderate rainfall
warm dry biome with heavy rainfall
sandy rocky biome with very little rainfall
none of the above
This is the largest desert in the world.
Sahara
Himalaya
Atacama
In the daytime, temperatures can reach _____ degrees C. At night, the air cools to around _______ degrees C.
25, 1
100, -10
40, 10
38,-3
Desert plants are able to survive long periods with no rain. Which of these plants would you find in the desert?
cactus
conifer
grasses
wildflowers
Which of the following would classify as a desert?
warm temperatures with few animals
warm temperatures with many animals
less than 25 centimetres of rain per year
more than 25 centimetres of rain per year
True or False? All deserts are very hot.
True
False
This continent is an example of a cold desert.
Antartica
Australia
Iceland
What is the average rainfall in the desert
10m a year
10cm a year
10km a year
5cm a year
How many continents of the world have deserts
3
5
6
All 7
The Euphrates river is in what modern day country
Iraq
Syria
Jordan
United Arab Emirate s
Which of the following trees would grow in the desert
Mango
Orange
Cocoa
Date palms
What is an ecosystem?
A collection of climate conditions
A system of collecting eco friendly products
Physical and Human Factors
Natural system of plants and animals and their environment
Name the main characteristics of a hot desert
High daytime temperatures, low night time temperatures, low rainfall
High daytime temperatures, high night time temperatures, low rainfall
Low daytime temperatures, high night time temperatures, high rainfall.
Low daytime temperatures, low night time temperatures, high rainfall
