What Atmospheric Effect Is Responsible for the Severe Desert Conditions

question 47

Multiple Choice

What atmospheric effect is responsible for the severe desert conditions found in Death Valley California?

• A) Prevailing winds hitting the side of the mountain range where Death Valley is found.
• B) Death Valley California is the result of geological processes, not atmospheric.
• C) A rain shadow.
• D) Anthropogenic-induced climate change.

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Definitions:

Environmental Factors

Elements of the surrounding environment that can influence living organisms or ecological systems.

Oxygen

A chemical element with symbol O, essential for most forms of life on Earth, involved in cellular respiration and a component of the air.

Water Temperature

A measure of the warmth or coldness of water bodies, which affects aquatic life, water quality, and the global climate system.

Indicator Species

Species whose presence, absence, or abundance reflects a specific environmental condition, such as pollution level.