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Yes, deserts are generally always dry. This is because the temperature in the dessert is too hot for rain to stick around. Once it begins to rain, it almost certainly almost immediately evaporates.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoSome deserts are crossed by rivers that contain water most, if not all, of the year. Some deserts also have oases where water can be found at springs that emerge from the ground. Some deserts have basins called huecos (natural rock basins) that hold rainfall that is often available long after it has stopped raining.
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∙ 9y agoEach desert has its own weather statistics so there is no single answer that fits all cases. A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rainfall per year on average. Some deserts receive virtually no precipitation for years.
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∙ 9y agoYes, the only characteristic of all deserts is they are all dry. It may be a hot desert, such as the Sahara, or it might be a cold desert, such as Antarctica. The one characteristic both share is the low humidity and low annual precipitation.
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What is dry as the desert?
Parts of the tundra can be nearly as dry as a desert.
What is a very dry land called?
A desert.
Is Antarctica a prairie a desert or a forest?
yes it is but desert doesn't mean hot. It means dry, and I mean like phoenix dry because i live in that oven.
Why do some areas of a desert have arid conditions?
A desert is arid, the entire desert is dry, not just parts.
How does the dry desert help to preserve the pyramids?
The dry desert heat worked to keep the Pharaohs's body and his belongings from decomposing and rotting away.
Is the Thar Desert a dry desert?
Of course it is a dry desert. There is no such thing as a wet desert. A desert is defined by its lack of rainfall.
What is dry as the desert?
Parts of the tundra can be nearly as dry as a desert.
Is the Desert Biome dry?
Yes, it is. The driest desert is the Sahara, but every desert is dry.
Is the desert extremely cold and dry?
In the winter, the desert can be extremely cold and dry.
What desert is too dry?
Both the Antarctic Desert and the Atacama Desert are exceedingly dry and receive virtually no precipitation.
What is a sentence with desert in it?
the desert was dry and hot
Is a desert cold and dry?
Yes, they are dry. Many of them are also cold at night, depending on latitude and season.
What is a wet desert?
An oxymoron! Except after rains, the desert is dry. That is why it is a desert.
What is the dryest desert?
A desert there are no really dry deserts
What is hot dry biome called?
A desert
What is a very dry land called?
A desert.
What is dry climax?
Dry climax is a desert or steepe
