WorksheetsClimate Part 2
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 47mins
A desert may look like the first picture, or a desert may look like the second picture. Which is a feature of all deserts?
very cold temperatures
very little precipitation
high humidity
high heat
Wetlands and rain forests both contain have high humidity. What is another factor these two environments have in common?
high amounts of precipitation
high elevations
low number of living things
low temperatures
This is the view of the valley from a mountain lookout. Fog blankets the valley.
How does the humidity at the lookout compare with the humidity in the valley below?
It is lower
It is higher
It is the same.
It cannot be measured
Jacques sees many dragonflies in the marshy area near his home. He doesn’t usually see them in the dry area near his grandmother’s home.
Which of these conditions can he conclude are the best for dragonflies?
cold and dry
wet and humid
wet and windy
humid and windy
The panhandle of Oklahoma is high prairie. It receives about 17 inches of rainfall a year. The panhandle of Florida is a coastal plain. It receives about 65 inches of rainfall a
year. Which is the best description of the humidity in these areas?
low in Oklahoma, low in Florida
high in Oklahoma, low in Florida
low in Oklahoma, high in Florida
high in Oklahoma, high in Florida
Parts of the Amazon basin are covered by tropical rain forest. Parts of Arizona are covered by desert. Tropical rain forests and deserts both can be very warm. What is
one key difference between them?
Rain forests are found at higher altitudes than deserts
Rain forests get more sunlight than deserts.
Deserts have no plant life and rain forests have a lot.
Deserts are much drier than rain forests
Both swamps and marshes are wetlands. Swamps have trees. Marshes do not.
Which do marshes and swamps have in common?
high wind
high humidity
low temperature
low precipitation
A desert receives less than 25 cm (10 in.) of rain a year. A rain forest receives at least 175 cm (68 inches) of rain a year. What does that tell you about desert air compared to
rainforest air?
It is usually hotter
It is usually colder.
It usually has lower humidity
It usually has lower air pressure
Which is the name for an environment that gets more than 100 inches of rain a year?
rain forest
desert
polar
tundra
Swamps and marshes are considered
rain forest
deserts
tundra
wetlands
How would you describe precipitation in a rainforest?
greater than it is in a desert
about the same as it is in a wetland
less than it is in a desert
less than it is in a wetland
Why do temperatures in mountainous areas tend to be lower than those in lower areas nearby?
the mountains have higher elevation
the mountains block out sunlight
the mountains shift rain towards lower areas
the mountains are always closer to large bodies of water
What can you conclude about what kinds of plants can grow in this climate?
only plants that grow very rapidly can grow in this climate
only plants that need frequent, heavy rainfalls can grow in this climate
only plants that can survive with very little water can grow in this climate
only plants that can handle both extreme heat and cold can grow in this climate
The following environments are all in the temperate zone. Which place would you expect to be the most hot and humid?
desert
swamp
wooded forest
mountain range
