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In the context of orographic rain, where is the rain-shadow area formed?

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Correct answer: On the leeward slope

Direct answer: B, on the leeward slope. Moist air approaching a mountain is forced upward on the windward side. As it rises, it cools, water vapour condenses, and much of the moisture falls as rain. After crossing the ridge, the air descends on the leeward side. Descending air becomes warmer and has a lower relative humidity, so that side receives comparatively little rain. This relatively dry region is the rain-shadow area. A is wrong because the windward slope is normally the wetter side. C is too narrow: the dry zone is not defined simply as the summit. D is wrong because the two slopes have different airflow and moisture conditions. Memory cue: windward is wet; leeward is dry and lies in the rain shadow.

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Orographic RainfallRain ShadowWindwardLeewardHydrological CycleThe Living WorldBiologyClass 11 Mcq

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