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Match each of the following terms to its definition:

Stratosphere Temperategrassland

Taiga Stratus cloud

Temperate desert Temperate forest Temperatechaparral

Temperate zone

1. __________ - a layer of the Earth's atmosphere known as the upperatmosphere; the thermosphere is just above the mesosphere and isabout 600 kilometers high; temperatures in this region can reach above1000oC

2. __________ - cloud that forms in layers and covers large areas of thesky and often brings continuous precipitation

3. __________ - the biome found just south of the tundra marked byconiferous forests, acidic soil and relatively low annual precipitation ofabout 50 cm/yr.

4. __________ - a biome with rocky soil that has cool, wet winters andhot, dry summers

5. __________ - a biome with a year-round dry climate, characterizedby hot days and cool nights

6. __________ - a biome consisting of thick woods and rich soil; theclimate drastically changes from summer to winter

7. __________ - the biome with the most fertile soil that has an annualprecipitation of about 60 cm/year

8. __________ - the climate zones between 23.5 degrees and 66.5degrees latitude north and south

Climate

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Match each of the following terms to its definition:

Stratosphere Temperategrassland

Taiga Stratus cloud

Temperate desert Temperate forest Temperatechaparral

Temperate zone

1. Stratosphere - a layer of the Earth's atmosphere known as the upperatmosphere; the thermosphere is just above the mesosphere and isabout 600 kilometers high; temperatures in this region can reach above1000oC

2. Stratus cloud - cloud that forms in layers and covers large areas ofthe sky and often brings continuous precipitation

3. Taiga - the biome found just south of the tundra marked by coniferousforests, acidic soil and relatively low annual precipitation of about 50cm/yr.

4. Temperate chaparral - a biome with rocky soil that has cool, wetwinters and hot, dry summers

5. Temperate desert - a biome with a year-round dry climate,characterized by hot days and cool nights

6. Temperate forest - a biome consisting of thick woods and rich soil;the climate drastically changes from summer to winter

7. Temperate grassland - the biome with the most fertile soil that hasan annual precipitation of about 60 cm/year

8. Temperate zone - the climate zones between 23.5 degrees and 66.5degrees latitude north and south

Climate

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