Quiz 6.1

Climatographs are useful tools in describing a biome's climate. They typically show patterns in annual

• Rainfall and snow
• Humidity and rainfall
• Precipitation and Temperature

Day-to-day conditions in Earth's atmosphere, such as "sunny and humid," describe

• Climate
• Climatograph
• Weather

In the graph, the solid line represents precipitation and the dashed line represents temperature. What type of conditions are indicated by the areas of the graph labeled A?

• hot
• cold
• dry

Ecologists use similarities between ecosystems to classify them into broad categories called

• Biomes
• Estuaries
• Littoral Zone

Weather describes the average conditions of an area over long periods of time.

• True
• False

Which biome best describes this location: (Pay attention to the temp and precipitation)

• Rainforest
• Desert
• Tundra

What biome best describes this location: (Pay attention to the temp and precipitation)

• Tundra
• Desert
• Rainforest

What biome best describes this location: (Pay attention to the temp and precipitation)

• Tundra
• Desert
• Rainforest

What is the temperature range for the following graph?

• 35mm to 80mm
• -6˚C to 18 ˚C
• 18˚C

What is the precipitation range for the following graph?

• 18˚C to 29˚C
• about 15mm to 301mm
• about 3.50