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Why can the windward slope receive more rainfall?

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Correct answer: Air rises after hitting the mountain

The direct answer is A: air rises after hitting the mountain. A windward slope is the mountain side facing the incoming moisture-bearing wind. Step by step: moist air reaches the mountain, the mountain forces it upward, rising air expands and cools, cooling can cause condensation of water vapour into clouds, and clouds may produce rainfall on that side. Option A is correct because it describes this relief or orographic rainfall process. Option B is wrong: sunlight is not the reason for the extra rainfall, and the slope still receives sunlight. Option C is wrong because a sea is not always dry and this does not explain windward rainfall. Option D is wrong for the windward side; sinking air is more associated with the leeward rain-shadow side, where air warms and becomes drier. Memory cue: windward means wind meets mountain, air rises, cools and rains; leeward is usually drier.

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