Orographic Effect

The leeward side is also known as the:

• wet side

• rainy side

• arid side

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The windward side of the mountain is __________

• Wetter and colder

• Drier and hotter

• Wetter and Hotter

• Drier and colder

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As the wind flows down the leeward side of the mountain, the air becomes

• colder and drier

• wetter and colder

• warmer and drier

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which side of the mountain has more rain?

• Windward

• Leeward

• Mountain

• Ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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The primary factor that controls the climate zones

• elevation

• solar time

• latitude

• longitude

Which graph best shows the general effect that differences in elevation above sea level have on the average annual temperature?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which location probably has the greatest annual rainfall?

• A
• F
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Today it is really cold and windy. This describes

• weather

• climate

• global winds

• energy from the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Central America has a warm and tropical ___________. Most of the year the temperatures are warm.

• weather

• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is elevation?

• height above the tree line

• height above sea level

• direction north or south of the equator