How do polar deserts exist?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Cold air cannot hold significant moisture, so climate conditions at these high-latitudes are dominated by the downward flow of cold, dry air.

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Which of the following is not one of the reasons bioluminescence is employed by deep-sea animals?

A) Attracting food B) Communication C) Counter illumination D) Predator avoidance E) Warning coloration

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Which of the following locations would form an igneous rock?



A) Locations 1 and 2
B) Locations 2 and 3
C) Locations 3 and 4
D) Locations 1, 2, and 3
E) Locations 5 and 6

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Snow melt is an important component to soil-moisture recharge in humid continental mild-summer climates

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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If the Angular Unconformity is simplified as three steps: (1) Erosion produces a flat surface; (2) Deposition layers undergoing folding; (3) Sea level rises and new layers of sediment accumulate; then what is the right sequence for these steps?

a. (1), (2), (3) b. (3), (2), (1) c. (2), (1), (3) d. (2), (3), (1)

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