Utah Weather

Which two phenomenon contribute to the greatest snow on earth?

• Orographic effect; Lake effect
• geographic effect; precipitation effect
• isometric effect; rain shadow effect
• lake effect; rain field effect

What areas of Utah are affected by rain shadow?

• The western slope of the Wasatch mountains
• The Brian Head area of southern Utah
• The Salt Lake
• The eastern side of the Wasatch mountains

Which of these best explains why cities on opposite sides of a mountain receives different amounts of rain? 

• cloud seeding
• the water cycle
• altitudinal zonation 
• the orographic effect

Because Pune, India, lies in a rain shadow, its people have learned to live with

• frequent droughts.
• tropical cyclones.
• water salinization. 
• widespread flooding. 

What is another name for the side of a mountain range that is wet or gets the most rain?

• windward
• typhoon
• leeward
• tundra

the amount of water vapor in a given volume of air

• relative humidity
• humidity

An instrument used to measure humidity

• thermometer
• barometer
• psychrometer
• aneometer

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches the ground

• Precipitation
• rain
• snow
• sleet

A long period of low precipitation

• Flood
• Drought
• Thunderstorm

The weather phenomenon known as lake effect snow is best described by which of the following:

• Moist air traveling over a lake and losing moisture due to precipitation
• A cold air mass traveling over a warmer body of water and picking up moisture, which leads to snow on the other side of the lake.
• A warm, moist air mass traveling over a lake and changing into a cool, dry air mass.
• A high pressure system causing snow near the Great Lakes