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What is the soil above a permanently frozen layer of ground thaws only during the arctic summer?
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The soil above the a permanently frozen layer of ground thaws only during during the Arctic summer.?
Permafrost
The soil above the a permanently frozen layer of ground thaws only during the arctic summer.?
Permafrost
What climate has permanently frozen ground?
The Arctic Climate of Cold Winters and Warm Summers. The biome is named as TUNDRA. The permanently frozen ground is referred to as 'permafrost'.
Why cant plants live in the Arctic?
The soil is permafrost (permanently frozen layer of ground) in the arctic. During the brief summers it thaws out just enough for plants and microorganisms to grow.
What is the soil in the tundra called?
the water here is usually fresh but can be salty from oceans
Does anything grow in permafrost?
No, nothing grows in permafrost because during permafrost, the ground is permanently frozen
Which of these climates has permanently frozen ground?
Tundra
What biome has permanently frozen ground?
Grassland
What is a ground that is permanently frozen?
A tundra
What is the layer of permanently frozen ground that lies underneath the top soil of the tundra?
Permafrost is the layer of permanently frozen ground that lies underneath the top soil of the tundra.
Can there be permafrost in a desert?
This could only occur in arctic "deserts" such as Antarctica,where desert is defined by the comparatively low precipitation, not by the lack of water. Deserts outside the arctic region (tundra) cannot have permafrost, which is permanently frozen ground.
What is permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground?
permafrost
