Desert Regions Characteristically ____

question 37

Multiple Choice

Desert regions characteristically ____.

• A)have highly unpredictable frequencies and amounts of precipitation
• B)receive low rates of potential evapotranspiration
• C)experience low rates of weathering and erosion
• D)experience one large and predictable dust storm per year

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Definitions:

Sleep

A naturally recurring state of mind and body characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, reduced muscle activity, and inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.

Consolidation

The process by which memories become stable in the brain; a process believed to involve the strengthening of the neural connections that form memories.

Memories

Stored information from past experiences that can be recalled.

Sleep

A naturally recurring state of mind and body characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, reduced muscle activity, and inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles during rapid eye movement (REM) stages.