Climate
a region's long term weather pattern.
What is climate?
This biome has very fertile soil and is characterized by grasses and flowering plants.
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What is a temperate grassland?
Primarily made up of corals and provide a home to brightly colored fish, sponges, sea stars, and urchins.
What is a coral reef?
The number of different species that live on Earth.
What is species diversity?
List three types of potential energy.
What is gravitational, elastic, and chemical?
Climate is defined by average temperature and this.
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What is amount of precipitation?
This biome is characterized by moss and small plants due to permafrost. It is very cold and receives little precipitation.
What is tundra?
Where freshwater from streams and rivers spills into oceans including oyster reefs, mangroves, and marshes.
The variation of ecosystems, habitats, and communities in an environment.
What is ecosystem diversity?
This is the direction wind blows.
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What is from high pressure to low pressure?
This is the way that climate data is reported for a region.
What is climatogram/climograph/climate graph?
This biome is characterized by trees that lose their leaves and is known to experience all four seasons.
What is temperate deciduous forest?
Giant algae that provide food and shelter for many organisms including sea otters, sea lions, and seals.
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What is kelp forest?
The variety of traits within a species.
What is genetic diversity?
List three methods of heat transfer.
What is conduction, convection, and radiation?
These are the three major climate types that exist on Earth.
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What is tropical, temperate, and polar climates?
This biome is characterized as receiving large amounts of precipitation and has the greatest biodiversity of all biomes.
What is tropical rain forest?
Organisms must be adapted to live both underwater and out of water and include areas near shorelines such as mudflats, rocky beaches, and shores.
What are intertidal areas?
Two processes that contribute to biodiversity.
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What is sexual reproduction and mutations?
List the two factors that affect the density of ocean water.
What is temperature and salinity?
These are the five factors that affect climate.
What is latitude, elevation, topography, distance from water, and wind?
This biome is characterized as having very little vegetation, as it is the driest biome. It is very hot during the day, but cold at night.
What is the desert?
Inland bodies of freshwater that move quickly. Organisms need to be adapted for this fast-moving water.
What is rivers and streams?
Captive breeding, resource management, and habitat preservation are some steps for this.
What are steps humans can take to protect biodiversity?
This rhyme describes how air pressure affects weather conditions.
What is "when pressure is low, expect clouds rain and snow - when pressure is high, expect a clear sky?"