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Moist = clouds = heat retention
Desert = no clouds = heat loss = cooler
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Is night the winter of the desert?
No, it is cooler in the desert at night but not 'winter cool.' Deserts experience a regular winter season, however.
When do Arctic foxes sleep?
A desert fox, and most all desert animals, sleep during the day, and hunt at night, because it is cooler at night.
Which climate is characterized by hot dry days with cooler night temperatures?
Desert
Why do many desert animals like to come out at night?
It is generally cooler at night and easier to avoid predators after dark.
Do snails like the dark why?
Snails are more active in the dark because at night, it is cooler at night than in the daytime. Snails have to stay moist to survive.
Why is night vision an adaptation for owls in a desert environment?
All owls have night vision. Since the desert can get so hot, most animals, including owls, come out at evening or night to avoid the heat of day. Since they're active at night, it's good to have nocturnal vision. Some desert owls are elf owls, pygmy owls, burrowing owls, great horned owls. It allows them to hunt when it is cooler.
Why does a desert rat only come out at night?
1.) It is much cooler at night 2.) It is easier to avoid predators after dark.
What desert is the coldest at night?
Antarctica is the coldest desert on earth.
What animals noctural in the desert?
in some places in the desert there are desert mice that live underground and come out during the night.
A desert shows much wider daily temperature variation than a moist environment?
Water is a conductor of heat, therefore when moist environments are under sunlight during they day they retain some of the heat at night, whereas a desert does not.
Why do you think there's so much activity in the desert at night?
Temperatures are usually much cooler at night and it is easier to avoid predators in the dark.
What are the places in Africa with extreme temperatures?
The Sahara desert is one of the hottest places. It is very hot during the day but the air turns cooler at night. Daily summer temperatures are often above 90F. Parts of the desert have daytime temperatures higher than 110F. Daily winter tempearatures average from 50 to 60F.
