Tundra Biomes by JADA SIMMIEN https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj By: Jada Simien en-us 2018-12-06 17:12:18 UTC 2018-12-07 17:49:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Clouds.png Where did the name tundra come from? 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/311921065 The word tundra comes from a Finnish word tunturi,which means treeless plain or barren land.]]> 2018-12-06 17:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/311921065 What is a Tundra? 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/311923554 The tundra biome is a cold and treeless plain where harsh conditions make it hard for plants and animals unlikely to survive.]]> 2018-12-06 17:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/311923554 Where are most Tundras? 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/311926718 Around 20% of Earths land surface is covered with tundra]]> 2018-12-06 17:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/311926718 What is a permafrost? 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/312316236 Permafrost is a layer of ground below the topsoil that remains frozen for the throughout the year]]> 2018-12-07 16:59:17 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/312316236 This is what a tundra looks like. 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/312318773 2018-12-07 17:04:10 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/312318773 Plants in tundras 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/312319266 Plants that grow in tundras iclude grasses,shrubs, herbs,lichens,]]> 2018-12-07 17:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/312319266 Animals in tundras. 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/312321077 The tundra has a lot more animal activity during the summer than the winter. This is because most birds migrate south for the summer, insects lay eggs that wait for the summer to hatch, and some mammals hibernate for the winter.]]> 2018-12-07 17:08:50 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/312321077 Types of tundras 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/312321522
  • Alpine tundra - Alpine tundra is the area of land high in the mountains above the tree line.
  • Arctic tundra - The Arctic tundra is located far north in the northern hemisphere along the Arctic Circle. There are large areas of tundra in northern North America, northern Europe, and northern Asia.



    • ]]>     2018-12-07 17:09:46 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/312321522     Characteristics of tundras. 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/312322104
  • It's cold - The tundra is the coldest of the biomes. The average temperature in the tundra is around -18 degrees F. It gets much colder in the winter and warmer during its short summer.
  • It's dry - The tundra gets about as much precipitation as the average desert, around 10 inches per year. Most of this is snow.
  • Permafrost - Below the top soil, the ground is permanently frozen year round.
  • It's barren - The tundra has few nutrients to support plant and animal life. It has a short growing season and a slow rate of decay

    • ]]>     2018-12-07 17:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/312322104     Tundra in seasons 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/312323073 The tundra has two distinct seasons: a long winter and a short summer. Being so far north, the tundra has long nights in the winter and long days in the summer. 

    The winter lasts around 8 months and is extremely cold. In the middle of winter the sun may not rise for weeks. The tundra is frozen and often covered with snow during the winter and will reach temperatures of -60 degrees F. 

    The summer is shorter and is marked by the other extreme of the sun not setting. In the middle of summer the sun will be up for 24 hours. During the summer the temperatures may reach 50 degrees F causing the snow to melt in areas and wetlands to form. ]]>     2018-12-07 17:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/312323073     What i think about tundras 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/312325374 The reason I picked tundra is because I have never heard of a tundra before and I lie learning about new things and tundra sounds very fascinating to learn about and I wanted to learn about like what plants live there,what living things live there,what animals live there and where the name tundra came from.Now that i have done all of my research I've learned all the answers to my questions.]]> 2018-12-07 17:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/inowsycdj1zj/wish/312325374