Mountains

As you go to the top of a mountain, what happens to temperature?

• Nothing
• It increases
• It decreases
• It goes up and down

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The _______ of  a mountain range is the side that receives a lot of precipitation.

• dry side
• leeward/dry side
• windward/wet side
• cloudy side

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Describe the air on the windward side of a mountain.

• dry

• hot

• moist

• cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Describe the air on the leeward side of a mountain.

• cold

• wet

• dry

• moist

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The leeward side of the mountain in in the

• rain shadow

• way

• river

• rainbow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The vegetation on the windward side could be

• thick forests

• grasslands

• deserts

• prairies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The vegetation on the leeward side could be

• thick forests

• tall trees

• drought resistant

• lots of grass

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The air on the windward side of a mountain is moist because it is close to

• an ocean

• a puddle

• a desert

• a river

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Most moisture falls on the _________ side.

• leeward

• windward

• rain shadow

• altitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The leeward side is _____________ a body of water.

• facing

• next to

• not near

• around

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4