Weather changes and desert

Very little rainfall and extreme temperatures

• Plain
• Valley
• Desert
• Coast

Which Biome is being described?

·     Cacti 

·     Very low unreliable rainfall, or no rainfall, dry

·     Low population density

·     Can be created by a rain shadow

• Savanna

• Deciduous forest

• desert

• taiga

This is a _______.

• cactus

• flower

• tree

Weather is the state of the air around us......

• Over a long period of time

• Over a short period of time

What does temperature mean?

• WHEN WATER CHANGES FROM A GAS TO A LIQUID.

• WHEN ANY WATER LEAVES A CLOUD

• TO CHANGE SOMETHING

• A MEASURE OF HOW HOT OR COLD SOMETHING IS

What is weather?

• the state of the wind around us

• the state of the air around us

• the state of the sky around us

A ______ is a collection of tiny water drops or ice crystals in the air.

• rain
• hail
• snow
• cloud

Snow, sleet, and rain are examples of ________.

• precipitation
• earthquakes
• tornadoes
• hurricanes

Rainfall is caused by

• water vapour rising

• Water vapor cooling down and condensing

• Condensed water vapour falling back to the earth

• evaporation

The overall climate of deserts is

• wet

• humid

• rainy

• dry