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On a mountain slope moist air rises and cools which process occurs before rainfall?

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Correct answer: Condensation

Correct answer: C, condensation. When moist air is forced to rise along a mountain slope, it enters regions of lower atmospheric pressure and expands. Expansion causes adiabatic cooling. As the air cools, its capacity to hold water vapour decreases. If cooling continues to the dew point, the air becomes saturated and water vapour changes into tiny liquid droplets or ice particles around suitable nuclei. This process is condensation and it produces clouds. Further growth of cloud particles may lead to rainfall on the windward side of the mountain; this is associated with orographic rainfall. A, weathering, is the breakdown of rocks and is not the immediate atmospheric step before rain. B, salinization, is the accumulation of salts in soil or water and is unrelated here. D, sedimentation is the settling of particles and does not describe vapour becoming droplets. Therefore C is correct. A useful sequence is: moist air rises, pressure falls, air cools, saturation occurs, condensation forms clouds, and larger particles may fall as rain. Memory cue: uplift plus cooling leads to condensation.

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GeographyOrographic RainfallCondensationMountain ClimateHumidityEvaporationAnd CondensationHumidity Evaporation And CondensationWater In The AtmosphereClass 12 Mcq

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