What's CLIMATE?
WEATHER patterns over TIME.
What TWO THINGS make up SOIL?
Bits of ROCK and HUMUS (broken down plant+animal material).
What's the difference between the water in oceans and ponds?
Ocean water is SALTWATER, pond water is FRESHWATER.
Name THREE kinds of ECOSYSTEMS.
Ocean, pond, grassland, wetland, rainforest, woodland forest, desert, tundra, etc.
How much RAIN do DESERTS get each year?
Fewer than 25cm (10in).
What are the two kinds of forests?
Rainforests (or: jungle, tropical forests) and woodland forests (or: temperate forests).
What's the difference in SOIL between rainforests and temperate forests?
Rainforest soil doesn't have as much HUMUS, the plants absorb all the nutrients quickly.
Name THREE of earth's five OCEANS.
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern, Arctic.
Name TWO of the three ocean ZONES.
Sunlight, twilight, midnight.
What kind of ecosystem is this?
It's a WETLAND.
