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Some deserts are hot but others, such as the Atacama Desert and Antarctica are cool or even bitter cold.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoThere are hot and cold deserts. A hot desert would be warm but a cold desert would be cool or even bitterly cold.
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Why do desert houses have thick walls and small windows?
Thick walls and small windows keep the house cooler in summer and warmer in winter.
What is the largest cold desert in the world?
Because Antarctica is a "polar" region, there is no precipitation, it has no lakes or rivers and is in fact the driest continent. Average temperatures in the Antarctic interior get down to -70 degrees Celsius during the winter months and -35 degrees Celsius in the warmer months. The coastal temperatures are much warmer with a range of -15 to -32 Celsius in Winter and -5 to +5 Celsius in Summer. The interior of Antarctica is considered the world's driest desert because the extreme cold freezes water vapour out of the air. Annual snowfall on the polar plateau is equivalent to less than 5 cm of rain. Antarctica is also the world's largest desert at 14,000,000 sq km.it is antartica
What is the temperature in the desert during the day?
There are many deserts and each has a specific climate. Also, you would need to specify during which season. The answer would vary from minus 100 degrees F (or lower) in Antarctica to plus 130 degrees F (or warmer) in the Sahara or Mojave Desert.
In what way is the desert different from the steppe climate?
Temperate deserts of continental regions have low rainfall and strong temperature contrasts between summer and winter. Subtropical deserts usually have a very hot summer but a mild winter. Temperate deserts may be quite hot in summer, also, but have winters that can be bitterly cold.
What is desert that starts with a g?
Arabian Desert Antarctic Desert Atacama Desert
Can fruit flies live in the desert?
Yes, fruit flies can and do live in the desert. They are most apparent during warmer months.
Does the desert have more animals than Antarctica?
Antarctica is a desert. However, it has few species of animals as compared to warmer deserts.
Do bats live in the desert?
Yes, there are a number of species of bats that make the desert their home, especially during the warmer months.
Where oxidation occurs?
Oxidation occurs in warmer climates. So it could occur in a desert.
Is it hotter in the summer in the desert?
Yes, it is warmer in the summer in the desert than in the winter. Some deserts, however, might be described as less cold in the summer. The Antarctic Desert is a good example.
What would happen if there was no cold current in the ocean next to the Atacama Desert?
If the Pacific Ocean were warmer in the area of the Atacama there would be higher evaporation rates and higher rainfall in the Atacama which would mean the desert would probably no longer be a desert. Another factor is that with warmer waters there would be less fish available for local fishermen to harvest.
Why is California warmer than Washington DC?
Because California is closer to the equator and has desert areas and lots of sunshine.
Air in a desert contains the most vapors at what temperature?
The warmer the temperature, the more water vapor the air can hold.
Is the tropical rain forest or the desert the warmer biome throughout the year?
yes because the changed of the temperature is different .
Why do desert houses have thick walls and small windows?
Thick walls and small windows keep the house cooler in summer and warmer in winter.
Why do desert homes often have thick walls?
Thick walls help keep the house cooler in summer and warmer in winter.
What kind of air does a desert have?
The air in the desert is the same as elswhere - about 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen. The air is, however, quite low in humidity - water vapor. In hot deserts, the air is generally much warmer than in non-desert areas.
