WorksheetsClimates Forming Deserts
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
True or False: The cooler the air, the more moisture it can hold.
True
False
True or False: Rain shadows often contain dry areas of land.
True
False
True or False: Cold ocean currents cool the air above them.
True
False
True or False: Deserts do not form along coastlines.
True
False
True or False: Temperatures in subtropical deserts are usually high all year round.
True
False
Why do deserts form around areas near the tropics but not at the equator?
Hot air rises from the tropics and moves towards the equator, which brings precipitation to the rainforests.
Hot air rises from the equator and cools as it moves higher into the atmosphere. By the time it reaches the tropics it has released all precipitation since cold air cannot hold as much moisture and deserts form.
Cold air rises from the equator and heats up as it moves higher into the atmosphere. By the time it reaches the tropics it has released all precipitation since hot air cannot hold as much moisture and deserts form.
Which deserts are formed due to water currents?
Subtropical Deserts
Rain-shadow Deserts
Coastal Deserts
Inland Deserts
What is a rain shadow?
The drier side of a mountain range, cut off from rain-bearing winds.
The coast side of a mountain range, with rain-bearing winds.
When a shadow is cast from water droplets on a window.
What is an example of a Rain-shadow Desert in Australia?
The Atacama Desert
The Mojave Desert
The Great Dividing Range
Which is the world's largest Subtropical Desert?
The Gobi Desert
The Sahara Desert
The Antarctic
Ocean currents flow in a ____________ pattern in the northern hemisphere, and a ____________ pattern in the southern hemisphere.
radial, linear
clockwise, anticlockwise
anticlockwise, clockwise
Where do cold ocean currents begin?
In polar and temperate waters
In tropical regions
In Canada
Which deserts form because they are so far inland away from any possible precipitation?
Subtropical Deserts
Coastal Deserts
Inland Deserts
What creates patterned textures on the ground in polar deserts?
Ocean currents beneath the ice.
Wind blowing the snow and ice on the ground.
Temperatures alternate between freezing and thawing.
Which deserts have lower temperatures in winter?
Subtropical Deserts
Inland Deserts
What stops cloud formation near the coast?
Cold ocean currents cause the air over the coast to become variable.
Warm ocean currents cause the air over the coast to become stable.
Cold ocean currents cause the air over the coast to become stable.
What is the leeward side of a mountain?
The side of prevailing winds.
The side where Mr. Leeward lives.
The side away from prevailing winds.
A coastal desert may be almost totally _______, yet damp with ________.
rainless, fog
arid, rain
rainless, snow
Hot, moist air rises into the atmosphere from the ______.
Equator
Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
Atlantic Ocean
The types of deserts are categorised according to...
Their size
Their cause of dryness
Their location
