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What type of precipitation occurs when a warm, humid air mass rises over cold mountain slopes?

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Correct answer: Orographic precipitation

Correct answer: B. Orographic precipitation occurs when moist air is forced to rise because it meets a mountain range or slope. As the air rises, atmospheric pressure decreases and the air expands and cools. Cooling lowers the air’s capacity to hold water vapour, so condensation produces clouds and precipitation on the windward side. The air may descend on the opposite, leeward side and become relatively drier, creating a rain-shadow region. A is caused mainly by strong surface heating and rising convection. C is associated with large-scale low-pressure systems and frontal or cyclonic activity. D refers to human attempts to modify clouds, not ordinary mountain lifting. Memory cue: mountains force moist air upward—“orographic” means relief or landform-related.

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Orographic PrecipitationMountainsRainfallHydrological CycleThe Living WorldBiologyClass 11 Mcq

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