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WorksheetsTypes of Rainfall
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which type of rainfall occurs when two air masses meet?
Convectional
Frontal
Relief
Which type of rainfall is most likely to be found in tropical regions close to the equator?
Relief
Frontal
Convectional
Relief rainfall occurs when air moves towards a mountain and is forced to do what?
Go under it
Rise over it
Pass through it
What is the correct geographical term for any type of water falling from the atmosphere?
Accumulation
Condensation
Transpiration
Precipitation
Which type of rainfall is seen in the image?
Relief
Precipitation
Frontal
Convectional
Condensation occurs at
saturation point temperature
cooling point temperature
vapour point temperature
dew point temperature
Relief rainfall occurs
on the leeward side of a mountain
at the foot of a mountain
on the peak of a mountain
on the windward side of a mountain
What is the name for the far side of hills / mountains where very little rain falls?
The dry area
The rain shadow
The post-precipitation point
The sun trap
What is the main form of precipitation that falls in the tropics?
Hail
Snow
Sleet
Rain
What do all rainfall types have in common?
Cool, moist air falling and warming
Warm, moist air rising and cooling
Hot sunshine beforehand
A weatherfront between warm and cold air
The water droplets are formed when the air becomes
saturated.
unsaturated.
condensed.
compressed.
______ rainfall occurs mainly in the afternoon.
Convectional
Frontal
Relief
Precipitation
What weather instrument is used to measure rainfall?
Barometer
Anemometer
Rain Gauge
Psychrometer
The amount of precipitation is usually measured in what unit of measurement?
Centimetres
Metres
Kilometres
Millimetres
Rainforests get _________ rainfall after midday.
convectional
frontal
relief
