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If moist air from the sea strikes a coastal mountain, on which side is heavy rain more likely?

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Correct answer: On the windward sea-facing slope

Answer: A. Moist air arriving from the sea meets the mountain on its windward, sea-facing side. The mountain forces this air upward. Rising air expands, cools and reaches saturation; water vapour then condenses into cloud droplets, and continued uplift can produce heavy orographic rainfall. After crossing the crest, the air descends on the leeward side, warms and becomes relatively drier, producing a rain-shadow effect. B is therefore not the usual side of heavy rainfall. C is wrong because the question concerns atmospheric precipitation, not water inside the ground. D is wrong because the two sides have different airflow and temperature histories. Memory cue: windward is the wet side; leeward is usually the drier rain-shadow side.

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Coastal MountainOrographic RainfallWindwardLeewardClouds And PrecipitationWater In The AtmosphereGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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