Which biome has bitterly cold winters, hot dry summers, and receives sparse precipitation?

A. temperate grassland
B. cold desert
C. boreal forest
D. temperate deciduous forest
E. tropical rain forest


Answer: A

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A) surface temperature decreases as long as the energy gained by the surface is greater than the energy lost B) surface temperature decreases as long as the energy lost by the surface is greater than the energy lost C) surface temperature increases as long as the energy gained by the surface is less than the energy lost D) surface temperature increases as long as the energy gained by the surface is greater than the energy lost

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Using the choices provided, identify the erosional features and the depositional features. (Note: Answers will be used more than once.)

A) Erosional B) Depositional 1) Sea arch 2) Barrier island 3) Marine terrace 4) Spit

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Weather occurs in this atmospheric thermal layer:

a. mesosphere
b. exosphere
c. troposphere
d. thermosphere
e. stratosphere

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The rocks on the bottom of a pile of sedimentary rocks are ____________________ in age than the

rocks above them. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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