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14 Cards in this Set
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In the winter it is _____ and in the summer it is _______.
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In the winter it is cold and in the summer it is soggy from the melting ice and snow.
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The tundra is __________.
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The tundra is a vast and treeless land.
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Tundra comes from the word "tuntuna" which means ___.
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Tundra comes from the word "tuntuna" which means treeless plain.
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The tundra biome is located mostly in the norther part of the world near parts of _______________.
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The tundra biome is located mostly in the norther part of the world near parts of Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland, and the Russian continent.
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The main seasons in the Tundra biome are ________.
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The main seasons in the Tundra biome are winter and summer.
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In the Tundra the soil is _____________.
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In the Tundra the soil is permanently frozen.
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Below the soil in the Tundra there is _____________.
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Below the soil in the Tundra there is a permanently frozen layer.
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Some animals found in the Tundra include ___________.
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Some animals found in the Tundra include caribou, wolverines, arctic foxes, and polar bears.
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In the Tundra there is constant _____ in the winter and constant ______ in the summer.
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In the Tundra there is constant darkness in the winter and constant sun in the summer.
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Plants in the Tundra include __________.
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Plants in the Tundra include shrubs, sedges, mosses, lichens, and grasses.
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The Tundra is soggy because______________.
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The Tundra is soggy because when the snow melts the water can't travel far because of the permanently frozen layer.
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In the Tundra the sun can be absent for up to ___ months.
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In the Tundra the sun can be absent for up to 2 months.
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In the Tundra the growing season is _________.
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In the Tundra the growing season is 6 to 10 weeks.
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The Tundra receives less than ___ inches of percepitation annually (per year).
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The Tundra receives less than 5 inches of precipitation annually.
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