Types of rain part 1

What is the term used for air moving over the surface of the Earth?

• Clouds

• Sun

• Rain

• Wind

When moist wind from the oceans blow towards a mountain, what happens to the air?

• It stays still

• It descends

• It rises

• It disappears

What is the result of air rising near a mountain?

• It cools down

• It speeds up

• It disappears

• It warms up

What type of rain is formed when moist wind is forced to rise over a mountain?

• Cyclonic Rain

• Orographic Rain

• Frontal Rain

• Convectional Rain

Which side of the mountain receives the most rain due to forced ascent of wind?

• Southern side

• Northern side

• Leeward side

• Windward side

In winter, cold polar air flows southwards from the Arctic over which mountains?

• Alps

• Rocky Mountains

• Himalayas

• Andes

Which mountains funnel cold polar air into the central plains of Canada and America?

• Cascade Range

• Sierra Nevada

• Appalachian Mountains

• Andes

Which high mountain mass shields the plain of the Indus and Ganges Rivers from cold Siberian winds?

• Andes

• Plateau of Tibet

• Rocky Mountains

• Himalayas

Why do South Africans prefer to have a home on the northern slopes of hills and mountains?

• To avoid rain

• To be cooler

• To be warmer

• To receive more rain

Which type of rain occurs as the sun heats the Earth and water evaporates?

• Cyclonic Rain

• Orographic Rain

• Frontal Rain

• Convectional Rain