Orographic Uplift Is Uplift of Air That Occurs

question 56

Multiple Choice

Orographic uplift is uplift of air that occurs

• A) when bubbles of warm air rise within an unstable body of air.
• B) when a flowing body of air encounters a mountain range.
• C) along the boundary of contrasting bodies of air.
• D) when large bodies of air meet in a central location.
• E) when bubbles of warm air rise within a stable body of air.

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