1. What is a Rainforest?

2. Facts There are rainforests all around the world
Each has different plants and animals living in it
They share common characteristics:
Lots of Rain
Humidity
Warm Temperatures
No seasons

3. Lots of Rain! Rainforests get a lot of rain!
16 feet of Rain
Rainforests get a lot of rain!
In most rainforests it rains almost every day
Often have thunderstorms
Almost ALL rainforests get over 6 feet of rain per year!
Many get more than 16 feet of rain!
Some get 30 feet of rain!
9 feet of Rain
(Amazon Rainforest)
3 feet of rain
(Seattle, WA)

4. Rainforest Water Cycle
Humidity
Rainforest Water Cycle
Moist air forms clouds
Rainforests have very high humidity
Humidity:
The amount of moisture in the air; even when it’s not raining, the air in the rainforest feels wet and steamy
Water released into air
Rain falls
Roots soak up moisture

5. Very Warm Rainforests are very warm
Temperature in most stays between 75 and 80 degrees all year long!

6. No Seasons
Most rainforests don’t have a difference between winter and summer
Some have a short dry season when it doesn’t rain at all (seasonal forests)

7. Biggest Rainforest
Amazon Rainforest (in South America) is the biggest tropical rain forest
Bigger than the states of Texas, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, Minnesota, and Alaska combined!

8. Map of the United States