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Why can rainfall be higher on the windward slope?

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Correct answer: Moist air rises and cools

Direct answer: C, because moist air rises and cools. When a moist air current meets a mountain, the mountain forces it upward along the windward slope. Atmospheric pressure decreases with height, so the rising air expands and cools. Cooling reduces the amount of water vapour the air can hold; the excess vapour condenses into tiny droplets, forming clouds. Continued uplift may produce rainfall on that slope. A is wrong because the air is generally moist before and during its ascent, not always dry. B is wrong because the windward slope is precisely the mountain-facing slope. D is wrong because rainfall is controlled mainly by moisture, uplift, cooling and condensation, not by the Sun never rising. The opposite leeward slope often becomes drier because air descends after losing moisture. Memory cue: windward means “air rises and rain increases”; leeward means “air descends and becomes drier.”

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Windward-SlopeOrographic-RainfallCondensationMoist-AirClouds And PrecipitationWater In The AtmosphereGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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