Deserts
Deserts are cold during the night and hot during the day. True or false?
True.
Rainforests are only characterized by the amount of rain.
False, it also depends on the frequency.
The ice covering the surface of Antartica is at least _____ thick.
1 mile.
These storms have to last for at least 3 hours and have winds that are going at least 35 mph.
What are blizzards?
The lithosphere is made up of these two layers.
What is the crust and upper solid mantle?
Name three of the four types of deserts.
hot and dry deserts, semi-arid deserts, coastal deserts, and cold deserts
It's estimated that the tropical rain forest is home to 3-5 million species.
False, it's 3-5 million.
Antartica is the driest continent. T/F?
True.
These storms cannot originate/start up outside of the tropics/subtropics.
What is a hurricane?
The acronym "STEM" stands for the following words.
What is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math?
Deserts receive less than how many inches of rain per year?
20 in.
Tropical rainforest organisms have to hibernate throughout the year. T/F.
False
How many permanent residents does Antartica have?
None.
Hurricanes need the following three "ingredients."
80ºF water, calm/steady wind, and rotation.
Some islands float, true or false?
False.
1/5th
What are the two types of rainforests?
tropical & temperate
Which of poles has 0 land mass, the North or South?
Tsunami waves increase in size and increase in speed as they approach shore. True or false?
False, they increase in size and decrease in speed on their way to shore.
This type of landform commonly forms due to acidic rain water.
What are caves?