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A rain shadow is when clouds come up to a mountain and say hi but the mountains dont let them cross if they have rain in them. JK but in a way this does happen.

The REAL definition: When an array of clouds approach a mountain range with moisture in them the wind tries to push the clouds to the other side of the mountain but because the mountains are higher up and have cold air, the clouds are not strong enough to carry moisture over so the rain gets dumped on the windy side and only the hot air is transferred over the mountains because hot air is able to rise higher than the cold which ultimately creates a desert on the non windy side.

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What is desert shadow?

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Here is your diagram. You should be able to easily describe the process.


Is a mountain with forests on one side and deserts on the other exhibiting the rain shadow effect?

Yes it is. See diagram above to explain why.


Does the rain shadow effect cause natural desert formation?

Yes, the Sonoran Desert is a rain shadow desert. The Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico blocks most moisture from reaching the area.


What does rain shadow effect?

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What does it mean to say that the desert is in the rain shadow of a mountain?

Mountain ranges can block the flow of moisture from crossing into the interior of a continent. The rain is forced to fall on the windward side of the mountains and little moisture falls on the leeward side and causes a rain shadow desert to form. See the above diagram.


What is an example of a rain shadow?

Death Valley is a rain shadow desert in the U.S. It is in the rain shadow effect of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.


Where does a rain shadow form?

Moisture laden air from the sea is forced upwards by mountain ranges where it condenses and falls as rain or snow on the windward side of the mountain. The now-dry air passes over the mountain range to the leeward side where a rain shadow desert has formed. See the diagram above


Is a mountain with forests on one side and desert on the other is exhibiting evidence of the rain shadow effect?

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Does an area that lies in a rain shadow receive more rain or less rain than an area that is not in a rain shadow?

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What word is the area behind a mountain which receives little rain?

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