What's the weather?To get a snapshot (1) A saved copy of memory including the contents of all memory bytes, hardware registers and status indicators. It is periodically taken in order to restore the system in the event of failure. (2) A saved copy of a file before it is updated. of a biome's climate, scientists create climographs, or graphs that show the area's average precipitation precipitation, in chemistry precipitation, in chemistry, a process in which a solid is separated from a suspension, sol, or solution. In a suspension such as sand in water the solid spontaneously precipitates (settles out) on standing. and temperature for every month of the year. Below is a data table showing the average monthly rainfall and temperature for a particular biome biome Largest geographic biotic unit, a major community of plants and animals with similar requirements of environmental conditions. It includes various communities and developmental stages of communities and is named for the dominant type of vegetation, such as grassland or . Use the data to create climographs. Then, answer the questions to figure out which biome these data represent.</p> <pre> Climate Data Average Rainfall Average Temperature Month (Millimeters) (Celsius Cel·si·us adj. Abbr. C Of or relating to a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 0° and the boiling point as 100° under normal atmospheric pressure. ) January January: see month. 249 27.5 February 231 27.5 March 262 27.5 April 221 27.5 May 170 27.5 June 84 27.5 July 58 28 August 38 28.5 September 46 28.5 October 107 28.5 November 142 28.5 December 203 28 Source: The Met Office </pre> <p>Graph It! Using the data table, make two line graphs In graph theory, the line graph L(G) of an undirected graph G is a graph such that
[GRAPHICS OMITTED] Sort It Out 1. Review your two graphs. In which month does this biome receive the most rainfall? How much? 2. Using the data table, calculate the average yearly rainfall. Hint: Add up the monthly rainfall amounts, and divide that total by 12. 3. Which biome--rain forest, desert, or tundra--would you expect to have the highest rainfall throughout the year? 4. Using the data table, calculate the difference between the average temperature in July and the average temperature in January. 5. Which biome--rain forest, desert, or tundra-best fits with the data and your climographs? Sort It Out 1. March; 262 millimeters 2. 151 millimeters 3. Rain forests have the highest rainfall throughout the year. The rain forest can receive up to 2.5 meters of rain a year. 4. 0.5[degrees]C 5. rain forest |
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