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How were mountains build?
Due to the movement of the plate tectonics land mass will start to build up and mountains will build up.
When it is raining does it snow in the mountains?
It might be, yes. If it's a cold rain and you go up several thousand feet, it is very likely snowing. The temperature drops by about 6 degrees C per kilometer, so it's freezing 3000 feet up if it's about 46 at your location.
What is Orographic Effects?
Orographic effect occurs when an air mass approaches a mountain range and is rapidly forced upward, causing any moisture to cool and create precipitation in the form of rain or snow. Quick answer: Rapidly rising air forced up by mountains creates rain or snow
What pollutants can rain and snow pick up?
Snow and rain are capable of picking up various pollutants. For example, they can pick up pollution from coal fired power plants.
What are the Snow leopards sleeping habits?
Snow leopards sleep curled up in their dens at night
What is Jupiters precipitation?
Studying planets can be really fun. Jupiter's precipitation is mainly rain and snow, and the rain is snow is made up of Helium.
Why is there snow on the mountains and none on the ground?
Because Mountains are alot higher up so they are colder
Rain polluted by build up of acids in the air is called?
Acid rain
Why do mountains have snow capped peaks?
Because it is near the sky and it is cold up there so they get lot's of snow.
Does the mountains build up near the centre of the plates?
no
Can mountains form from the build up of magma?
Yes.
Are the eastern mountains drier than the western mountains?
In California, most precipitation falls on the western sides of mountains. As wet air blows in from the Pacific Ocean, its pushed up the mountains. The air cools as it is pushed up. Clouds form, and rain or snow falls.
