When Wind Reaches Hills or Mountains, It Can No Longer

question 49

Multiple Choice

When wind reaches hills or mountains, it can no longer travel horizontally and must instead rise up the slopes. This is known as

• A)warming from below.
• B)topographic lifting.
• C)orographic lifting.
• D)the rain shadow.

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