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1. coldest biome
2. located around the Arctic Circle
3. very little precipitation
4. snow |
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1. conifers
2. do not lose their leaves
3. can make their own food in the winter |
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| 4 ways plants survive in the tundra |
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1. fuzzy covering that traps heat
2. red leaves that absorb more light
3. small and grow close to the ground in groups
4. close to the ground to absorb heat |
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1. largest land biome
2. taiga
3. located directly below the tundra
4. two main seasons: winter/summer |
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| 4 actions to prepare for approaching severe weather |
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1. listen to radio for watches and warnings
2. stay inside
3. strong winds - go to basement
4. plan ahead |
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1. located on the eastern coast of North America, in Europe, and in Asia
2. four seasons |
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| the 3 things God designed the atmosphere to do |
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1. provide the air we breathe
2. protect the earth
3. control the climate |
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| 6 ways God designed plants to survive in the desert |
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1. succulent and store water
2. long, deep roots to reach deep
3. wide, shallow roots to spread out
4. waxy leaves to keep water in
5. small leaves
6. few leaves |
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1. temperate grassland
2. four seasons |
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| responsibility given to man by God concerning the earth |
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1. to be a good steward (take care of it)
2. use His resources wisely |
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1. tropical grassland
2. wet and dry seasons
3. hot all year |
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| About how much precipitation deserts receive each year |
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| Nearness to the ______ makes the climate of the savanna hot all the time. |
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| The air becomes _____ and _____ the higher you go up a mountain. |
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| What happens to water vapor at high altitudes? |
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| a funnel-shaped cloud of swirling winds that reaches down to the ground and has winds of up to 400 km/h |
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| a general way that scientists divide the biosphere into sections |
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| a large area of the earth in which plants and animals share a similar environment |
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| a large area of the earth in which plants and animals share a similar environment |
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| a snowstorm with strong, freezing winds and blowing snow |
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| a thin blanket of gases and dust particles that surrounds the earth |
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| air vibrations caused by rapid heat change |
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| all of the areas where life can exist and the living organisms that live there |
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| all of the areas where life can exist and the living organisms that live there |
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| an ocean storm that has spiraling winds and occurs in the Atlantic Ocean or eastern Pacific Ocean |
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| biomes classified as either saltwater or freshwater |
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| body of air that has about the same temperature and moisture |
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| boundary where two unlike air masses meet |
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carbon dioxide
oxygen
nitrogen
other gases |
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| causes river water to flow downhill to the ocean |
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| _____ air moves to replace _____, rising air |
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dense,
usually has cool, dry air |
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| determines the types of plants and animals that are found in a land biome |
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| determines the types of plants and animals that are found in a land biome |
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| forms when there are changes in temperature |
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| holds the atmosphere close to the surface of the earth |
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| ice crystals in the clouds that join together and fall to the earth |
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| influenced by temperature changes in a small area |
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light,
usually has warm, moist air |
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| liquid raindrops that freeze on their way to the earth and land as tiny ice pellets |
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| lose their leaves in the winter |
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| means the conditions are right for a type of severe weather, but the weather is not currently happening |
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| means the storm has begun, and people have reported seeing it |
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| moisture that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground |
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| most of the trees in the coniferous forest |
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| move in large, circular belts around the earth |
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| occurs when a large, swift-moving warm air mass meets a cold air mass |
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| often consist of several biomes with different climates |
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| partially decayed plant material that has piled up into dense layers |
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ponds,
lakes,
streams,
rivers |
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| raindrops that are pushed up into tall clouds and frozen, causing layers of ice to be added as the pellets are blown upward again and again |
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| savannas have more than prairies |
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| shows the direction wind is blowing from |
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| static electricity that moves between clouds or between the clouds and the earth |
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| the condition of the atmosphere at any moment in time |
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| the fourth layer of a tropical rainforest that receives very little sunlight |
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| the largest marine, or saltwater, biome |
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| the layer of oxygen in the stratosphere that protects the earth from the sun's harmful rays |
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| the layer of the atmosphere closest to the earth |
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| the main vegetation on grasslands |
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| the measurement of the distance above sea level |
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| the second layer of the atmosphere |
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| the usual weather of a region over a long period of time |
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| the word form that is added to a cloud's name to indicate that the cloud produces precipitation |
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| climate of a tropical rainforest |
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| water droplets in the clouds that join together to form larger drops |
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| water vapor in the atmosphere |
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| wetlands are mostly _____ |
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| when a specific area has many species of plants and animals living in it |
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| when condensed water vapor or ice crystals form |
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| where trees grow closely together in a tropical rainforest |
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