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Effect of landform on weather

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What landform causes the rain shadow effect?

a)

mountains

b)

lakes

c)

plains

d)

valley

2.

As you go to the top of a mountain, what happens to the air temperature?

a)

nothing

b)

it decreases

c)

it increases

d)

it fluctuates between warm and cold

3.

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

a)

warms and condenses

b)

cools and condenses

4.

Which side of the mountain usually gets deserts and why?

a)

windward, because of rising, moist air

b)

leeward, because of rising, dry air

c)

windward, because of sinking, moist air

d)

leeward, because of sinking, dry air

5.

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

a)

Leeward

b)

Sideward

c)

Windward

d)

Land

6.

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

a)

Heavy rainfall

b)

Desert

c)

More vegetation

d)

More snow

7.

This is a dry area on the lee side of a mountain.

a)

Bay

b)

Rain Shadow

c)

Valley

d)

Forest

8.

Describe the air on the windward side of a mountain.

a)

dry

b)

hot

c)

moist

d)

cold

9.

Describe the air on the leeward side of a mountain.

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

dry

d)

moist

10.

The air on the windward side of a mountain is moist because it is close to

a)

an ocean

b)

a puddle

c)

a desert

d)

a river

11.

The leeward side is _____________ a body of water.

a)

facing

b)

next to

c)

not near

d)

around

12.

As altitude increases, the air gets

a)

hotter

b)

wetter

c)

thicker

d)

cooler