Author Question: Air masses that move over deserts are dry. Evaluate this statement. A) This statement is true. ... (Read 61 times)

robinn137 · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

Air masses that move over deserts are dry. Evaluate this statement.

A) This statement is true.
B) This statement is partially true; however, rain-shadow deserts carry moist coastal air across the desert without dropping the moisture from the air mass.
C) This statement is partially true; coastal deserts often have large wet-air masses move over them, but the air mass does not drop moisture.
D) This statement is false.

Question 2

Which type of desert involves an air mass moving inward from the ocean?

A) subtropical desert
B) rain-shadow desert
C) coastal desert
D) polar desert