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It is classified as a desert because it averages less than 10 inches of rain every year.

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Does the Painted Desert in Arizona get snow and rain?

Yes, the Painted Desert, which is part of the Colorado Plateau Desert, does get some rain and snow but less than 10 inches (250 mm) of total precipitation per year.


Why can rain fall in the desert?

Rain has the ability to fall in the desert because it is picked up by clouds and transferred. Because the desert has very little to no water available rain must fall for the plants and animals.


Would you see a rain forest a desert or a ice cap in Arizona?

A Desert.


What would you see in Arizona would you see a rain forest or a desert or a ice cap?

A Desert


What is the limiting factor in the desert biome?

rain fall


What is more common in Arizona a rain forest desert or ice cap?

Arizona is very dry and hot with what might be considered by most people as a desert environment.


What is the one limiting factor in a desert biome?

rain fall


What is the yearly rain fall in a desert?

less than 25 cn


What desert covers parts of china and Mongolia and fall in the rain shadow areas of Himalayas?

Gobi Desert


How much rain has to fall to be a desert?

Zero rain has to fall. However, if the region consistently receives over 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation on average per year it is not considered a true desert.


What falls out of the sky in the desert?

Depending upon the location of the desert, rain, hail, sleet or even snow may fall in the desert.


What kind of precipitation is in the desert biome?

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