Starter quiz

  • A place on Earth that is very hot and very dry and has less than 25 cm of rain per year is called a ______.
    • 'hot desert' ✓
  • Match the beginnings of these sentences about hot places to the correct endings.
    • Tropical rainforests have
      a lot of different plants and animals. ✓
    • A hot desert climate is
      very hot and dry. ✓
    • Hot deserts have
      less than 25 cm of rain each year. ✓
    • The climate in tropical rainforests is
      hot and wet. ✓
  • The ______ of a place is the average weather conditions (e.g. sunny, windy, rainy) taken over a long period of time (e.g. 30 years).
    • 'climate' ✓
  • What is soil?
    • Soil is the loose upper layer of the Earth's surface.  ✓
    • Soil is where plants grow.  ✓
    • Soil is formed from tiny particles of rock, dead plants, air and water.  ✓
    • Soil is another name for rocks and mountains.
  • Where do you find hot deserts?
    • at the poles
    • in the tropics  ✓
    • near the Equator
  • Climate change ...
    • is a large-scale and long-term change in Earth's climate.  ✓
    • means the whole planet is getting hotter.  ✓
    • means the planet is getting colder.
    • means one or two countries are getting hotter.
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