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The side of a mountain facing away from wind is the leeward, drier side, called the rain shadow.
Leeward Slopes
The sheltered side of a mountain is known as the 'lee' side, or leeward slopes.
The leeward side of a mountain has very little wind and a dry climate. This is called the mountain's rain shadow. In the northern hemisphere, this is usually the eastern side of the mountain.
Leeward means the side which the wind doesn't blow on. The opposite is windward, which is the side of the mountain that the wind blows against.
Its the Rain Shadow.
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∙ 11y agoThe side of the mountain facing the wind is called WINDWARD :-)
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Which side of a mountain receives rain?
the side facing the wind
What is the definition of windward?
The side of a mountain or hill facing the wind.
What is a dry area on the side of the mountain facing away from the wind?
Rain shadow.
What occurs on the side of the mountain facing the wind?
Rain. The side facing the wind with experience a phenomenon known as adiabatic cooling. When this happens water is condensed out of the air and forms rain. The side facing away from the wind will experience adiabatic heating, where the air will get warmer and be able to hold more moisture, and therefore, that side experiences less rain. Most deserts, especially in the US, are as a result of adiabatic heating, and they are on the 'other side of the mountain' as the wind.
The rain shadow effect causes the windward side of higher elevations to be?
More moist than the leeward side of the higher elevation. For example, if there was a mountain on the coast, the rain would collect on the windward side, because it is the side facing the direction the wind is coming from. The leeward side, or the side facing the direcion the wind is going, will be drier, due to the lack of ran.
What is the wayward side of the mouintain?
It is the side of the mountain where the wind is blowing
What is leeward side of a mountain mean?
Leeward is the side that is not exposed to wind and weather. The side that faces away from the wind.
Leeward side of a mountain is what?
leeward is the side that doesn't expose the side of the wind
What is the name of the side of the mountain where the wind hits?
the leeward side
What is an adret?
An adret is the sun-facing side of a mountain.
What side is windward side of a boat?
The windward side of the boat is the side of the boat that the wind is hitting. the other side of the boat that is sheltered from the wind is the Leeward side. In other words ... the windward side of the boat is the side that is closest to the source of the wind.
What word is used to describe the side of a mountain that faces the prevailing winds?
The windward side. Windward, the direction from which the wind is blowing; facing the wind. as opposed t leeward which is aka wind shadow, where air is not able to move material and allows it to accumulate and build up, think sand dune.
