Deserts

On which continent can we find the Sahara Desert?

• South America

• North America

• Asia

• Africa

Which of the following continents does NOT have deserts?

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• Australia

Hot or cold, any place that receives less than 10 inches of rainfall in a year is called a desert.

• True

• False

All deserts are alike. They are all hot, dry, and sandy.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a desert animal?

• camel

• reindeer

• scorpion

• kangaroo rat

The __________ is a cold desert.

• Mojave

• Gobi

• Sahara

• Sonoran

Which of the following is NOT in the United States?

• the Sonoran Desert

• the Great Basin Desert

• the Chihuahuan Desert

• the Gobi Desert

Deserts take up about 15% of the land area on Earth.

• True

• False

Many scientist think Antarctica is a desert, because Antarctica gets less than 10 inches of precipitation each year.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Camels store excess fat in their humps.

• True

• False