Rain Shadow Review

1. This side of the mountain is dry and desert like because of the rain shadow effect.

• Leeward

• Sideward

• Windward

• Land

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On the leeward side of a mountain, you might find _____.

• Heavy rainfall

• Desert

• More vegetation

• More snow

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What landform causes the rain shadow effect?

• Mountains

• Lakes

• Plains

• Valleys

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This side of the mountain is where the wind originates and evaporation occurs

• windward

• leeward

• rain shadow

• prevailing winds

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This side of the mountain is the direction in which the wind is blowing so it is sometimes called the "downwind" or the "lee" side

• windward

• prevailing winds

• leeward

• wind currents

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The opposite side of the leeward side of a mountain is called the windward side. What are the conditions on the windward side of a mountain?

• it is warm and dry

• it is wet & cool

• it is warm and wet

• it is cool and dry

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Which famous desert is located in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountain range?

• Death Valley

• Sahara Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Atacama Desert

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Which mountain range is responsible for the rain shadow in Tibet, China, and India?

• Himalaya

• Andes

• Rocky Mountains

• Alps

As air rises, it expands. This expanding air also ______.

• warms and condenses

• cools and condenses

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Describe the air on the windward side of a mountain.

• dry

• hot

• moist

• cold

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