It Tends to Rain More in the Mountains Than in Adjacent

question 54

Multiple Choice

It tends to rain more in the mountains than in adjacent lowlands because

• A) as air travels up mountains,it cools.Cool air holds less moisture than warm air does,and the excess moisture is dropped as rain.
• B) as air travels up the mountains,it is compressed.The mountains squeeze the water out of the air,and the water falls as rain.
• C) mountains are often in the clouds.
• D) as air moves down mountains,it expands and does not form clouds,so no rainfall occurs.
• E) the rain has farther to travel from clouds to the lowlands,so more evaporates before reaching the ground.

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