2006-10-05 11:54:17 · 4 answers · asked by I Love Yakko 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The temperature. Hot air can hold lots of water.
2006-10-05 11:55:28 · answer #1 · answered by jimmywalls1982 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Air in the desert, even if it seems dry, is very hot and hot air holds a lot of moisture. Conversely, the air in the arctic, even though it seems moist, is very cold and cold air is only able to retain minimal amounts of water. But you would actually have to measure the specific hydrogenation of the air to make sure of this, as 'dry air' in the desert and 'moist air' in the arctic are not very precise scientific terms.
White outs and fogs in the arctic occur when there are high levels of water vapor in the air, so during those times, the arctic air would contain more water vapor than the desert air.
2006-10-05 12:00:33 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the arctic, everything is frozen, so there is only ice, no water.
In the desert, there may be no water on the ground, but there has to be some water (it sometimes rains at night in the deserts)- it is all in the air
2006-10-05 11:57:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the common misgivings about the artic is it is a desert. With little rainfall or liquid precipitation. There is just lots of frozen liquid already there.
2006-10-05 11:58:19 · answer #4 · answered by Grev 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋