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What effect takes place when mountains block precipitation from falling in an area?
rainshadow
The rainshadow effect causes?
The rain-shadow effect causes some air and some wind and some rain to move from place to place.
Drier side of a mountain called?
the drier side is called the rainshadow (leeward side)
What causes a rain shadow?
A rain shadow or rainshadow, or more accurately, precipitation shadow, is a dry region of land that is leeward of a mountain range or other geographic feature, with respect to prevailing wind direction. The mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems, casting a "shadow" of dryness behind them.
The effect is the process by which gases in the atmosphere trap heat?
The greenhouse effect
What effect takes place when mountains block precipitation from falling in an area?
rainshadow
The rainshadow effect causes?
The rain-shadow effect causes some air and some wind and some rain to move from place to place.
What does rainshadow effect causes?
The rain-shadow effect causes some air and some wind and some rain to move from place to place.
What effect is where moist air blows up a mountain side cools as the air increases in elevation?
Rainshadow
When was The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow created?
The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow was created in 1996.
How many pages does The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow have?
The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow has 296 pages.
What is a high latitude desert?
A region in the upper latitudes that receive under 25 cm of precipitation a year.
Are rainshadow deserts often found on the windward sides of mountains in the middle latitudes?
No, rainshadow deserts are on the leeward side of mountains.
Which is the dry side of the mountain?
Rainshadow
Where is a rainshadow dessert in the US?
IN Sacramento
Which area of the atlas mountains are in the rainshadow?
north
Where is the rainshadow desert in West Virgina?
There are no deserts in West Virginia.
