Understanding Orographic Lift Quiz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the two main ingredients required to create snow?
Moisture and falling air
Moisture and rising air
Sunlight and falling air
Sunlight and rising air
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to air when it rises due to lower pressure at higher elevations?
It expands and cools
It contracts and warms
It becomes denser
It remains the same
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the process when moving air hits a mountain and is forced to rise up and over the mountain?
Adiabatic cooling
Convection current
Thermal inversion
Orographic lift
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which side of the mountain often sees the heaviest precipitation due to orographic lift?
The southern side
The northern side
The leeward side
The windward side
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does the leeward side of the mountain usually see much less precipitation?
Due to the mountain's height
Due to the wind direction
Due to descending air being warmer and drier
Due to orographic lift
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main reason for the opposite side of the mountain to see much less precipitation?
The mountain's height
The mountain's color
The mountain's shape
The wind direction
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is responsible for many of the big snowfalls that bring powder to our favorite mountains?
Orographic lift
Thermal inversion
Adiabatic cooling
Convection current
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
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