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The windward side (as opposed to the leeward side). This is the side facing the prevailing wind, where the air is forced up the mountain where it must cool, condense, and precipitate out its moisture. As it passes the mountain it will sink, whereby it compresses and warms, which is not conducive to precipitation or even clouds.
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∙ 12y agoA rain shadow is a dry area on the lee side of a mountainous area. The mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems, casting a "shadow" of dryness behind them. As shown by the diagram below, the warm moist air is "pulled" by the prevailing winds over a mountain. Then it condenses and precipitates and the dry air moves forward leaving a rain shadow behind the mountain.
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What two ways does water vapor leave the gaseous state in the atmosphere?
Precipitation and condensation. Precipitation is rain, snow, hail, ect. Condensation are the little water droplets that form on the outside of a cold drinking glass on a hot and humid day.
Is severe weather caused by increasing or decreasing the pressure on an air mass?
Increasing air pressure generally means more clear skies and little precipitation.
What is the action for explaining the meaning of something?
Anything unknown, undetermined, or not specifically designated; a certain indefinite thing; an indeterminate or unknown event; an unspecified task, work, or thing., A part; a portion, more or less; an indefinite quantity or degree; a little., A person or thing importance., In some degree; somewhat; to some extent; at some distance.
Low ozone cities?
Any city that has little to no internal combustion engine traffic, or is not downwind from a fossil fuel powered power plant will have low ozone. These will be very small cities. Any city that has constant wind will have low ozone. These are usually located in mountain passes and will also be small.
What is a transparent material that refracts light rays?
A transparent material one that allows light to pass through with little absorption or distortion. If there is distortion, one might use the term translucent instead of transparent. More technically, one refers to a materials as being able to transmit light for a particular range of color as being transparent in that color range. Water is transparent for light in the range that the human eye can detect, but just outside that range, it becomes highly absorptive and would, if we could see, appear black. This is generally true for glass, air, salt and other materials which we would nominally characterize as transparent. Objects that absorb in a portion of the visible spectrum will transmit light that is a color formed from the portion of the spectrum that is not absorbed (portion that is transarent).
What portion of a mountain receives little precipitation?
rain shadow
What portion mountain receives little precipitation?
rain shadow
What portion of mountains receives little precipitation?
rain shadow
What portion of a mountain receives little?
rain shadow
The effect of air losing moisture as it rises up a mountain slope resulting in significant precipitation on the windward side and very little precipitation on the leeward side is known as the?
THE LEEWARD SIDE IS HOTTER
What is it called when one side of the mountain range receives very little precipitation because the other side has created by the mountains?
rain shadow
What zone has heavy precipitation and little winds?
The doldrums have heavy precipitation,little wind
How much light does the tropical rainforest get?
the canopy recieves very little sunlight
Why are Pacific mountain ranges classified as having desert climates?
A desert climate refers to an area where little or no precipitation occurs. This means that some pacific mountain ranges can be classified as having a desert climate.
Does Antarctica have a lot of snow?
No. Antactica recieves very little snow as there is very little moisture there to produce it. However, what little snow does fall there does not melt.
What has little precipitation and little wind?
Doldrums
Does it have to rain during a tornado?
No. Many tornadoes form in a rain-free portion of their parent thunderstorms. Some tornadoes form with low-precipitation supercells, which produce little or no rain.
