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Desert soil does absorb a certain amount of rainfall.
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Why is the desert soil rich in minerals?
The desert receives little rainfall that would normally dissolve and wash away minerals.
How do sudden brief rainfalls damage desert soil?
Desert soils are usually quite thin and do not absorb water well if the rain comes heavy and fast. This can cause the soil to be washed away in a flash flood.
After a heavy rainfall soil on a desert hill slides to the bottom is that called a muslide?
Or Mudslide because there both the same thing
What does a desert marigold eat?
All plants produce their own food bt photosynthesis. They absorb water and nutients from the soil.
Why are deserts more prone to flooding?
Flash floods do occur in deserts, particularly after sudden summer deluges that occur sometimes during the rainy season. Flash floods cause more human deaths than any other event in the desert.
An area that has high temperatures during the day little rainfall and poor soil?
The Sahara desert is an area that has high temperatures during the day and little rainfall and poor soil.
Why is the desert soil rich in minerals?
The desert receives little rainfall that would normally dissolve and wash away minerals.
How is there a flash flood in the desert if the desert is dry?
Desert soil is frequently quite thin and cannot absorb much water. Also, if there has not been rain for a long time, the soil and sand are very slow to absorb water. There is a shortage of plants to absorb water and stabilize the soil . Therefore, if a sudden heavy rain hits an area of desert, the water has no place else to go and quickly fills arroyos causing flash floods.
How would you know you were in a desert rather than an area of poor soil and low rainfall?
If you have those conditions, then you are in a desert. It doesn't have to be 110 degrees.
What type of soil does the Savanna Desert have?
The savanna is not a desert. It is a distinct biome, a transition zone between a desert and another biome. It receives more rainfall and has more vegetation than a desert.
What is dessert soil?
it is animal waste I assume you mean Desert? A desert is a region that is devoid or almost devoid of vegetation, esp because of low rainfall.
When it rains in the desert does the initial rain absorb or runoff?
If it is a slow and gentle rain, it will be absorbed by the soil or sand. If it is a sudden downpour the soil will not be able to absorb the water fast enough and it will run off.
Why do cacti have such shallow root systems?
Cacti have a wide root system, but it is not deep. This is because of the infrequency of rainfall in a desert. The cactus needs to absorb as much rain as possible when it can. A wider root system allows them to cover more surface area, and therefor, absorb more.
This occurs when the need for moisture is greater than the amount of rainfall and the soil water supply is depleted?
A deficit of water, and a desert!
What do plants eat in the desert?
Plants produce their own food through photosynthesis but absorb water and minerals from the soil.
How do sudden brief rainfalls damage desert soil?
Desert soils are usually quite thin and do not absorb water well if the rain comes heavy and fast. This can cause the soil to be washed away in a flash flood.
How do roots allow plants to live with little rainfall?
The roots absorb capillary water from the soil to the plants. Thus a very little water in the soil may help these roots to obtain water from there.
