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A desert is define as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation on average per year. Most deserts have brief rainy season in the summer when the majority of the rain falls.
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∙ 8y agoThere are two dozen major deserts in the world, each with its own climate data. There is no single answer to this question. Temperatures could range from -135 degrees F in Antarctica to +134 degrees F in the Mojave Desert. A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of annual precipitation per year on average. Some deserts receive virtually no precipitation for decades or even centuries.
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∙ 9y agoPrecipitation may fall as rain, snow, sleet, hail or gropple, depending upon season and location of the desert.
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∙ 9y agoA desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year on average. Some deserts receive virtually no rainfall for decades.
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∙ 8y agoDeserts may receive rain, hail, sleet, snow or graupel.
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∙ 9y agoAn average precipitation is the rain
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Is a desert annual or seasonal?
A desert is perpetual.
What biome has seasonal changes?
most of the biomes except for tundra and desert have all seasonal changes tundra and desert only have 2.
What is a seasonal desert?
Of course they are summer and winter
Which 3 climate zones have the least amount of precipitation?
The desert, by definition, is a region that receives little precipitation.
Would precipitation be an abiotic factor of the desert?
Yes, precipitation is an abiotic factor.
What is the precipitation of tropical desert?
Desert turtles are fat and have grotesque noses
What forms of precipitation occur in the desert?
Rain, hail, sleet, and snow can all occur in the desert. What type of precipitation depends upon the location of the particular desert and season of the year.
What is the precipitation of the desert?
A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation on average per year.
In which biome do the evaporation rates exceed the precipitation rates?
desert - a desert is any area in which the annual rate of evaporation exceeds the rate of precipitation.
What makes land a desert?
Lack of precipitation causes a desert. A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year on average.
Which two biomes are the driest?
The desert and the tundra are the driest biomes as far as precipitation.The desert and the tundra are the driest biomes as far as precipitation.
How much yearly precipitation falls in a desert?
How much precipitation falls to the earth in a typical year
