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Yes, a desert has evaporation. One of the characteristics of a desert is that a desert has a higher evaporation rate than precipitation rate. A desert may receive as much as 10 inches of rain per year but the evaporation rate, especially in the summer, can approach or exeed, one inch per day.
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Do deserts have more evaporation than precipitation?
Yes, due to the very low humidity, deserts experience more evaporation than precipitation.
What are two characteristics do all deserts have in common?
All deserts have low precipitation and high evaporation rates.
Which biome do the evaporation rates exceed the precipation rates?
deserts
Does the desert get evaporation?
Deserts have a very high evaporation rate. It can approach an inch per day during the hottest and driest seasons.
What are some good desert facts?
Deserts receive less tha 10 inches (250mm) of precipitation per year. Deserts have an evaporation rate that far exceeds the precipitation rate.
What do hot and cold deserts have in common?
Both have low precipitation and high evaporation rates.
Where does evaporation take place on earth?
Everywhere that water exists, there is some degree of evaporation (although much less in the coldest regions, particularly Antarctica). And water exists almost everywhere on Earth - there are some extremely dry deserts, however, where there is no significant amount of evaporation. I believe that the Gobi Desert is the driest.
Why are deserts the hottest places on the planet?
Not all deserts are hot. They can be cold like Antarctica. But the primary reason hot deserts are hot is that lack of water. There are few clouds, plants, or soil layers to shield the surface, and no surface water to cool by evaporation. Hot rock and sand absorb the Sun's heat, then radiate it again, which is why deserts can be unbearably hot in the day and yet very cold at night.
What are characteristics of deserts?
The main characteristic that defines a desert is lack of precipitation. A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rainfall per year on average. The desert also has a high evaporation rate and evaporation and transpiration far exceed the annual precipitation.
Why are deserts dry while near the coastal areas?
Deserts are near the sea at many locations. Both the Atacama and Namib Deserts are on the coast. Parts of the Sonoran Desert extend to the sea. The Patagonian Desert, Arabian Desert and Sahara are at or near the coastline.
Are there any deserts in Maryland?
There are no deserts in Maryland.There are no deserts in Maryland.
What is a desert in Massachusetts?
There are no deserts in Massachusettes.There are no deserts in Massachusetts.
