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Deserts Of Utah
A desert is a landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About one-third of the land surface of the Earth is arid or semi-arid. This includes much of the polar regions, where little precipitation occurs, and which are sometimes called polar deserts or "cold deserts". Deserts can be classified by the amount of precipitation that falls, by the temperature that prevails, by the causes of desertification or by their geographical location. Deserts are formed by weathering processes as large variations in temperature between day and night strain the rocks, which consequently break in pieces. Although rain seldom occurs in deserts, there are occasional downpours that can result in flash floods. Rain falling on hot rocks can cause them to shatter, and the resulting fragments and rubble strewn over the desert floor are further e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Rubbing (friction), Rubbing is moving an object in contact with another object. Rub, RUB, rubs or rubbing may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Rub (album), ''Rub'' (album), by Peaches, 2015 * Rubbing (art), a method of recording and reproducing the texture of a surface * The Rub, an English rock band * "Rubbin'", a song by Choclair from the 1999 album ''Ice Cold'' Organisations * Ruhr University Bochum, in Germany * Royal University of Bhutan People * Christian Rub (1886–1956), Austrian-born American character actor * Kurt Rub (born 1946), Swiss racing cyclist * Timothy Rub (born 1952), American museum director and art historian Other uses * Abrasion (mechanical), or rubbing away * Spice rub, in cooking * Date honey, or rub * Russian ruble, ISO 4217 currency code RUB * Kuliak languages, or Rub languages, in Uganda * Gungu language, ISO 639 language code rub * Rub, Glossary of professional wrestling terms, a professional wrestling term * Ratio Utility Billing Systems ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
