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Why does condensation occur on the windward side of a mountain?
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∙ 15y ago
Condensation occurs on the windward side of a mountain because the rising air cools by adiabatic expansion, so the air becomes saturated and the water vapor condenses. The lee side is dry because the air that has had its moisture squeezed out in going over the mountain warms by compression, so becomes relatively drier.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoBecause both provide a lifting mechanism. Fronts cause convergence of air, which causes the air to rise and subsequently cool and condense into clouds and precipitation. Mountain ranges physically force the air up in the same process.
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∙ 11y agoWell the lee ward sind of the mountain is like a cowboy going up a desert and the lee ward is the side that gets all the rain because the cowboy stays on the leward side the windward side had the word wind in it so that means that that side of the mountain gets rain
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∙ 11y agoWhat Causes A Large cloud to from on the windward side of the mountain
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∙ 11y agodue to the water body which rises inform of water vapour after which is received only in the windward side as rainfall
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because one side is cooler than the other
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What happens on the windward side of a mountain?
the windward side gets lot of rainfall
Which side of the mountain is considered windward?
It is the sloped side of a mountain that is colder and gets more rain. Why? Because the leeward side is the opposite of the windward side and is also dryer because when the clouds climb the mountain range (windward side) they loses all their water so there is none left for the leeward side.
How does a mountain range in the path of prevailing winds affect precipitation on either side of the mountains?
The prevailing winds will force the clouds to climb when they reach the mountain range. As the clouds rise they drop their moisture. So the windward side of the mountain will get rain, and the leeward side of the mountain will be drier.
What is the definition of windward?
The side of a mountain or hill facing the wind.
Windward and leeward side of a mountain?
The windward side of a mountain is typically the west side of the mountain, receiving the various weather as weather moves west to east. The leeward side of a mountain opposes the windward side, making it the east side of the mountain, receiving little weather, blocking weather (rain) and warming air rapidly as it moves down this side of the mountain. The leeward side of mountains causes deserts, dry places, little rain, etc., for it releases warm air unto these places, and blocks weather (rain) from moistening them (I.E. Las Vegas, etc. on the eastern side of the mountain ranges).
Does a rain shadow occur on the windward or leeward side of a mountain?
leeward
How does the amount of rainfall on the windward side of a mountain differ from that of the leeward side?
rain shadows usually occur on the leeward side of the mountain ranges.
How does the amount of rainfall on the windward side of a mountain differ from that on leeward side?
rain shadows usually occur on the leeward side of the mountain ranges.
What side of mountain has lush plant life?
windward windward windward
How does the climate on the leeward side of a mountain differ from the climate on the windward side of a mountain?
The climate on the leeward side of a mountain differs from that on the windward side mostly in
What happens on the windward side of a mountain?
the windward side gets lot of rainfall
What is the basic difference between convection and orographic kinds of rain fall?
Orographic rainfall occur at d windward side of mountain. It occur by the rising air motion of moist air around the mountain resulting into adiabatic cooling and condensation. While convective rain occur from the nimbostratus part of cloud. "Engr ajimurt001"
What name is given to the leeward side of the mountain and why?
The name given to the leeward side of the mountain is the "rain shadow" side. The rain shadow side receives less precipitation compared to the windward side because the air is forced to rise and cool on the windward side, leading to condensation and rainfall. As the air descends on the leeward side, it warms and becomes drier, resulting in less rainfall.
What is the side of the mountain that exposed to weather?
The Windward side
Is the windward mountain side dry?
Actually the windward side has higher precipitation, the leeward side is a drier place
What is the side of the mountain facing the wind?
The side of a mountain facing away from wind is the leeward, drier side, called the rain shadow.Leeward SlopesThe sheltered side of a mountain is known as the 'lee' side, or leeward slopes.The leeward side of a mountain has very little wind and a dry climate. This is called the mountain's rain shadow. In the northern hemisphere, this is usually the eastern side of the mountain. Leeward means the side which the wind doesn't blow on. The opposite is windward, which is the side of the mountain that the wind blows against.Its the Rain Shadow.
Which side of a mountain is cooler windward or leeward?
leeward
