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Temperate Rainforests

Science · Rainforests · ages 9-11
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  1. Which description best fits the climate of a temperate rainforest?

    • Hot and steamy all year
    • Cool or mild and rainy
    • Dry with very little rain

  2. Which of these is a real temperate rainforest location?

    • The Pacific Northwest
    • The Amazon Basin
    • The Sahara Desert

  3. Only tropical rainforests receive high rainfall.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. The chart shows invented temperatures for two forests, in degrees Celsius (°C). Which example is cooler?

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    • Temperate
    • Tropical
    • They are the same

  5. Which plant is the lesson's example from temperate rainforests in northern California and southern Oregon?

    • Black tree fern
    • Sessile oak tree
    • Coast redwood

  6. A very wet forest has a cool usual climate and mild winters. Which statement correctly explains whether its mild winters rule out temperate rainforest?

    • Freezing winters are required for temperate rainforest.
    • Mild winters do not rule out temperate rainforest.
    • One hot day would rule out temperate rainforest.

  7. A forest in southern Chile has high rainfall and a dense canopy, but its climate is cooler than a lowland tropical rainforest's. What does this show about the two forest types?

    • They share rainy, leafy conditions but differ in climate.
    • They share the same climate but grow in different places.
    • They share tree species but need different amounts of rain.

  8. Ivy sees a parrot in a rainforest and says, "That proves this forest is tropical." Which statement correctly checks her reasoning?

    • A parrot proves that this forest must be tropical.
    • Only temperate rainforests can contain parrots.
    • A parrot alone cannot identify the forest type.
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  1. Cool or mild and rainy · Temperate rainforests have cool or mild climates and receive plenty of rain. Their climates are cooler than those of lowland tropical rainforests.
  2. The Pacific Northwest · Temperate rainforests grow along the Pacific Northwest coast. The lowland Amazon has tropical rainforest, while the Sahara is too dry for rainforest.
  3. False · The statement is false. Both temperate and tropical rainforests receive high rainfall.
  4. Temperate · The temperate example is 11°C, which is lower than the tropical example's 26°C. Its shorter bar shows the cooler temperature.
  5. Coast redwood · Coast redwood is the named plant from northern California and southern Oregon. The lesson pairs sessile oaks with Wales and black tree ferns with New Zealand.
  6. Mild winters do not rule out temperate rainforest. · Mild winters do not rule out temperate rainforest. Some temperate rainforests have mild winters. Freezing winters are not required, and one day's weather does not define the usual climate.
  7. They share rainy, leafy conditions but differ in climate. · Both forest types have high rainfall and dense canopies. Their climates differ: the Chilean temperate example is cooler than the lowland tropical example.
  8. A parrot alone cannot identify the forest type. · A parrot alone cannot identify the forest type. Parrots live in both tropical and temperate rainforests, so seeing one does not prove Ivy's conclusion.
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