Question

Which is true about factors that influence

weather?
A. Precipitation type depends on air
temperature.
B. The rain shadow effect causes equal
precipitation on both sides of a mountain.
C. As air sinks, it absorbs moisture and forms
rain clouds.

Answer 1

B. The rain shadow effect causes equal

precipitation on both sides of a mountain.

Step-by-step explanation:

A rain shadow is a patch of land that has been forced to become a desert because mountain ... On the other side of the mountain—the rain shadow side—all that precipitation is blocked. ... This cool air cannot hold moisture as well as warm air. Cool air forms clouds, which drop rain and snow, as it rises up a mountain.