GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Abstract. At all longitudes oceanic evaporation rates are lower on the equator than at latitudes to the north and south.

Detailed explanation-2: -The amount of evaporation in a desert often greatly exceeds the annual rainfall. In all deserts, there is little water available for plants and other organisms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Evaporation from such water sources takes up energy that would otherwise be converted into heat causing large temperature variations. At night, deserts cool quickly because there are no clouds to keep-in the heat.

Detailed explanation-4: -(b) In deserts, evaporation is low and air is drawn toward the oceans. (c) In seasonal climates, solar energy may be insufficient to maintain forest evaporation at rates higher than those over the oceans during a winter dry season, and the oceans draw air from the land.