A rain shadow effect is normally found ____.
a. in the center of a large surface anticyclone
b. on the back (western) side of a large thunderstorm
c. in the polar regions where the air is cold and dry
d. in the center of the ITCZ
e. on the downwind side of a mountain range
Q. 2The leeward side of mountains tends to be ____.
a. upwind
b. dry
c. moist
d. warm
e. cool
Q. 3Mountain ranges disrupt the idealized pattern of global precipitation by promoting convection and by forcing ____.
a. evaporation
b. conduction
c. orographic uplift
d. air to rise along their leeward slopes
e. air to rise along their eastern slopes
Q. 4Which section of the United States is most likely to experience a persistent subsidence inversion during the summer?
a. Pacific Coastal regions
b. Central Plains
c. Southern Florida
d. Atlantic Coastal regions
e. Midwest
Q. 5In tropical regions, the trade winds converge along the ____, producing rising air, towering clouds, and heavy precipitation all year long.
a. equator
b. eastern coastal margins
c. Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
d. western coastal margins
e. subtropical highs
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