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Which climate zone experiences the greatest variety of weather with the seasons of the year?

Deserts in the temperate zones can be extremely hot in the afternoon and below freezing at night.

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1
Deserts in the temperate zones can be extremely hot in the afternoon and below freezing at night.
Temperate deserts lack trees and grass.
During the day it has energy from the Sun, but the heat escapes at night.
This creates more extreme temperature changes.
Temperate deserts have higher rainfall than other kinds of deserts.
2
Which climate zone experiences the greatest variety of weather with the seasons of the year?
tropical
tundra
polar
temperate
3
Many rainforests are found in the tropics, but only a few are found in cooler temperate zones.
They produce more oxygen than normal forests.
They have a large variety of animals that are not found elsewhere.
They have a canopy of trees and a great deal of precipitation.
They always contain very large rivers or lakes.
4
The Sun shining on the surface of a lake can heat up the air just above the water.
The movement of air will decrease above the lake as the warm air rises.
The warmer air will rise and increase the movement of air across the lake.
The warm air will evaporate and condense into rain above the lake.
The amount of waves on the surface of the lake will increase.
5
Which answer choice lists the weather conditions that would most likely result in snow?
freezing temperature, heavy clouds, high humidity
warm temperature, light winds, low humidity
low humidity, freezing temperature, light clouds
freezing temperature, light clouds, heavy winds