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Rainfall Types and Characteristics

Rainfall Types and Characteristics

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Geography, Other

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video tutorial introduces students to the concept of precipitation, explaining how air becomes saturated with vapor, leading to different types of precipitation. It then delves into the three main types of rainfall based on origin: convectional, orographic, and cyclonic. Convectional rainfall occurs near the equator, orographic rainfall is associated with mountains, and cyclonic rainfall involves air masses meeting at fronts. The video also classifies rainfall based on intensity, ranging from light to heavy.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the process called when air becomes saturated with vapor and starts to pour?

Precipitation

Condensation

Sublimation

Evaporation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of rainfall is commonly found near the equator?

Orographic Rainfall

Convectional Rainfall

Cyclonic Rainfall

Frontal Rainfall

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to water molecules during convectional rainfall?

They disperse into the air

They evaporate into the atmosphere

They clump together to form clouds

They freeze into ice crystals

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the side of a mountain that receives heavy rainfall?

Dry Side

Windward Side

Rain Shadow

Leeward Side

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Orographic rainfall occurs when rain-bearing clouds encounter what?

Plains

Oceans

Mountains

Deserts

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Cyclonic rainfall is associated with which atmospheric feature?

Cold fronts

High pressure systems

Air masses

Warm fronts

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What separates two air masses of different densities in cyclonic rainfall?

A trough

A ridge

A front

A boundary

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