Deserts Caused by Global Patterns of Air Circulation Are Dry

question 92

Multiple Choice

Deserts caused by global patterns of air circulation are dry because

• A) as the moist air above deserts rise, all of the water evaporates
• B) dry, descending air above deserts draws moisture from the soil
• C) the moist air above deserts is absorbed by the sandy desert soils
• D) because of the warm temperatures, all the moisture in the deserts is drawn away and is transported by air currents to the tropics
• E) all of the air currents above deserts have no contact with bodies of water

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Definitions:

Probability

A statistical measure that quantifies the chance of a specific event happening.

P

Often represents the probability value in statistical tests, indicating the likelihood of observing the test results under the null hypothesis.

N

Typically used to represent the total number of observations or participants in a dataset or study.

Variance

A statistical measure of the dispersion or spread in a set of data points, showing how far each number in the set is from the mean.