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Cold deserts (also called cold winter deserts) may get quite hot during the summer but may have very cold winters - examples are the Gobi Desert and the Great Basin Desert. Some cold deserts stay quite cool or even cold the year around - Antarctica and the Atacama Desert.
Hot deserts generally stay quite mild during winter months - examples are the Sahara and Sonoran Desert.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 13y agoA desert is defined as a place that has less than 250 mm (10 in) of annual rainfall. Therefore both Antarctica (cold desert) and the Sahara (warm desert) fall into this classification.
Cold deserts have low temperatures, hot deserts have generally high temperatures.
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∙ 12y agoBy night and day climate changes. At night its really cold and during the day it is really hot.
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∙ 8y agoHot deserts are quite hot in the summer but winters are mild. Some cold deserts are hot in the summer but bitterly cold in the winter. Other cold deserts are cold all year long.
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What is the difference between making cookies with hot water than with cold water?
More particles can be dissolved in hot water then in cold.
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one is hot and one is cold
What is the difference between cold weather season and hot weather season?
it is the climate
What is the difference between weather seasons and climate?
they have the difference or hot or cold weather and the storms they can be bad or not so bad
What is the desert average temperature?
There is no single meaningful answer to your question. There are polar deserts where the temperature can plunge to below -100 degrees F. There are hot deserts that have temperatures in the summer of well over 110 degrees F and there are cool, coastal deserts with mild temperatures all year long. There are also cold winter deserts that can be very hot in summer but bitterly cold in winter.
What is the main difference between hot and cold desert besides temperate?
the main difference between a hot and cold desert is the animals
What is difference in hot desserts and cold deserts?
Hot deserts are usually sandy. Cold deserts are usually rocky
What is the main difference between a hot and cold desert?
The main difference between a hot and cold desert is the difference of temperature. The Mojave Desert in California and the Sahara Desert in Africa are examples of hot deserts, where temperatures can soar above 110 degrees Fahrenheit. The continent of Antarctica and the Gobi Desert in China are examples of cold deserts, where temperatures can go below 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
What is difference between a hot and a cold desert?
Most hot deserts have a mild winter. Cold deserts may be quite hot in the summer but winter temperatures can plunge to well below zero. Some cold deserts (Antarctica, Patagonia, Atacama) are quite cold or cool the year around.
What are the names of the two types of deserts?
The two main deserts I assume you are talking about is hot and cold deserts. The difference between them is temperature (warm moderate summers for hot deserts, low rainfall.) Cold deserts may have snowfall and much lower temperatures in the winter. Summers in cold deserts may get quite hot, however.
What is the difference between a cold desert and a hot desert?
Hot deserts are very hot in the summer but have mild temperatures in the winter. Some cold deserts are cool or even cold all year long. Others are hot in the summer but can be bitterly cold in the winter.
Are Polar deserts are hot or cold deserts?
cold
Do hot deserts and cold deserts have oases?
YEs, both hot and cold deserts may have oases.
What kind of deserts are there?
There are hot deserts, such as the Sahara, Mojave and Kalahari and there are cold deserts such as Antarctica, the Gobi and the Patagonian Deserts.
What types of desert are there?
There are two major classes of deserts:Hot Deserts such as the Sahara, the Arabian Desert and the Mojave Desert.Cold Deserts such as Antarctica, the Gobi Desert and the Patagonian Desert.
What are the kinds of deserts?
Deserts are classified as either hot or cold deserts. Some cold deserts may get quite hot in the summer but are very cold in the winter.
Are all the deserts the same?
No, there are two major types of desert - hot and cold.
