Forests
What type of forest has an abundance of rainfall?
Rainforest
What is the driest type of biome on Earth?
Deserts
What do we call the short-term state of the atmosphere at a particular place?
Weather
Name a type of aquatic ecosystem that is characterized by salt water and tides.
Ocean
What is the term for the highest point of a mountain?
Peak
What are some ABIOTIC factors in a forest?
many answers - give one
What do desert plants have to conserve in order to survive?
Water
Name for precipitation when it freezes.
Snow
Estuaries are made of fresh water and this type of water, which makes up the ocean
Salt
How does temperature change as you go up a mountain?
It gets colder
What is the process by which trees absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen?
Photosynthesis
What is the name of a famous desert located in North America?
The Sahara Desert
Name for moving air, caused by pressure differences in the Earth's atmosphere
Wind
The name for a large body of fresh water in the middle of land?
Lake
Name one animal that lives on a mountain its whole life.
Mountain goats
How do trees help the environment in a watershed?
By acting as barriers
What are some ABIOTIC factors in a desert?
Name for electricity in the atmosphere
River
True or false, mountains can change the weather in locations that are far away from them.
True
Name a major threat to forests that is caused by human activities.
Deforestation
What are some animals that live in a desert?
Many answers
What do we call long-term average weather conditions in a particular region?
Climate
Name a major threat to aquatic ecosystems that is caused by human activities.
Pollution
What is the name of a landform that rises significantly above its surrounding area
Mountain