In the desert it is very ___ during the day, and ____ at night.
hot, cool
Name 7 animals that live in the desert.
camel, coyote, rattle snake, kangaroo , bird , fox etc.
Name a plant that can survive in the desert.
Cactus
What is special about plants and animals that live in a desert?
They have ways to survive without much water.
Camels store _____ in the hump and use it for energy.
fat
Camels have long eyelashes to protect their _______.
eyes
Why do camels have wide feet?
To help them walk on the sand.
Where do cactus grow?
In hot and dry places
Where does a cactus get water from?
It gets water from the ground.
A cactus can survive in the desert because it has a special __________.
Water system
Deserts near the equator are very
Hot
What happens when temperatures are very high?
Evaporation speeds up
Name one feature hot and cold deserts share
There is a dramatic change between daytime and nighttime temperatures
What do desert skies often look like?
There are a lot of clouds
They're are cloudless
They're blue
How do you assess the dryness of place?
By how much it doesn't rain in a year
By measuring how many inches of precipitation it gets in a y
By calling scientists to do research
When a light shower falls over a dry desert area , most of the rain evaporates before it touches the ground because the..
air is dry
