Question

What are the properties of desert soil?

Answer 1

Desert soils form in areas where the demand for water by the atmosphere (evaporation) and plants (transpiration) is much greater than precipitation. Desert soils are very dry, thin, sandy, rocky, and generally grey in colour. Desert soils are very dry. When it does rain they soak up the water very quickly. The surface of the soil may appear crusty. Desert soils are thin, sandy, rocky, and generally grey in colour.