Climate
- Average Temperatures:
-annual= 20-25 degrees Celsius; 68-77 degrees Fahrenheit
-high= 43.5-49 degrees Celsius; 110.3-120.2 Fahrenheit
-low= 18 degrees Celsius; 64.4 Fahrenheit
-A desert receives anywhere from 0-10 in of rainfall per year
Adaptations
-A cactus has barbs/spikes on them to keep animals from eating it. They also have roots that spread wide instead of deep to pick up any water in the area
-The Desert Bighorn Sheep have large horns to fight off competition and predators
-Javelina have good ears to hear any predators in the area
-The Desert Kangaroo Rats have cheek pouches to store food for weeks
-Thorny Devil can change their skin color to match the environment
How deserts form
-deserts are caused by anything that limits rainfall
- deserts are defined as any place that has less than 10 in in average rainfall per year and has an average of more that 10 inches of evaporation each year.
3 mains ways deserts form:
-rain shadow effect
-cold ocean/warm land
-interior basin
Questions
1. In the food web below, what is the top consumer?
2. A desert receives no more than __________ inches of rainfall per year.
3.What are the three primary consumers in the web below?
4.What are the three ways deserts are formed?
5. Which animal has good hearing to hear predators?
6. How does a cactus use its roots to get more water?
7. What is the annual temperature in the desert?
8. Why do you think that the annual temperature isn't very high when the desert tends to be known for being very hot?
9. Define what makes a desert a desert.
10. How does the kangaroo rat store food?
- Average Temperatures:
-annual= 20-25 degrees Celsius; 68-77 degrees Fahrenheit
-high= 43.5-49 degrees Celsius; 110.3-120.2 Fahrenheit
-low= 18 degrees Celsius; 64.4 Fahrenheit
-A desert receives anywhere from 0-10 in of rainfall per year
Adaptations
-A cactus has barbs/spikes on them to keep animals from eating it. They also have roots that spread wide instead of deep to pick up any water in the area
-The Desert Bighorn Sheep have large horns to fight off competition and predators
-Javelina have good ears to hear any predators in the area
-The Desert Kangaroo Rats have cheek pouches to store food for weeks
-Thorny Devil can change their skin color to match the environment
How deserts form
-deserts are caused by anything that limits rainfall
- deserts are defined as any place that has less than 10 in in average rainfall per year and has an average of more that 10 inches of evaporation each year.
3 mains ways deserts form:
-rain shadow effect
-cold ocean/warm land
-interior basin
Questions
1. In the food web below, what is the top consumer?
2. A desert receives no more than __________ inches of rainfall per year.
3.What are the three primary consumers in the web below?
4.What are the three ways deserts are formed?
5. Which animal has good hearing to hear predators?
6. How does a cactus use its roots to get more water?
7. What is the annual temperature in the desert?
8. Why do you think that the annual temperature isn't very high when the desert tends to be known for being very hot?
9. Define what makes a desert a desert.
10. How does the kangaroo rat store food?