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No, deserts form on the leeward side of a mountain because the mountain blocks the flow of moisture and clouds forming a rain shadow desert.

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How does the amount of rainfall on the windward side of a mountain differ from that of the leeward side?

The windward side of a mountain receives more rainfall due to moist air being forced to rise and cool, leading to precipitation. In contrast, the leeward side, also known as the rain shadow side, receives less rainfall because the descending air is warmed and unable to hold as much moisture, resulting in drier conditions.


What is a dry area on the lee side of the mountain that forms as air descends and is warmed by compression called?

That area is called a rain shadow. It forms due to the moisture in the air being released on the windward side of the mountain, leaving the leeward side drier.


Where does pressure come from?

It doesn't really come from anywhere. High pressure can form anywhere when air from aloft converges aloft and then is pushed downwards, compressed, and warmed. The air then divereges at ground level. Usually the air that has been compressed and warmed doesn't have any clouds because in the process of being warmed, clouds dissipate from the compressional warming. Hope this helped!


Are mountaintops typically colder than lowlands?

when the sun shines the denser air over the valley of a mountain gets warmed up.These warmed air rises up and reaches the mountain tops.As it reaches the mountain tops it expands adiabatically because the pressure at mountain tos is low


How can air be warmed without adding heat energy?

Air can be warmed without adding heat energy by compressing it. When air is compressed, its molecules are pushed closer together, which increases the air's temperature. This temperature increase is due to the conversion of mechanical energy from the compression process into thermal energy.


How does the chuckwalla live in the desert?

the chuckwalla gets rid of salt bye sneezing and it gets warmed up in the sun like most reptiles.


What is the whole world warmed at?

The whole world is warmed by the sun.


Where is inhaled air moistened and warmed?

Inhaled air is warmed and moistened in the nasopharynx and oropharynx.


Germans warmed their huts by?

Germans warmed their huts by using the body heat of their farm animals.


Why does the temp not change as water is warmed up?

If water is warmed up, then that means that its temperature does change.


Can breast milk be refrigerated after it has been warmed?

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How does air is warmed?

in the night