Q.1.Why is the air warmer and drier on the lee side of a mountain range? A. beca

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Q.1.Why is the air warmer and drier on the lee side of a mountain range?

A. because the moisture has been removed by orographic lifting and the now descending air is heated by the dry adiabatic lapse rate

B. because the lee side of a mountain gets more sunlight during the day and heats much more quickly

C. both A and B

D. Because Scott Walker says so and science isn't real.

Q.2.The trade winds occur between the latitudes of _____ and _____ . They always blow from _____ to ______.

A. 60 N and 60 S. East to West

B. 30 N and 30 S. East to West

C. 60 N and 60 S. West to East

D. 30 N and 30 S. West to East

E. None of the above

Q.3.Westerly winds and polar easterly winds converge at the _________.

A. tropic of cancer

B. tropic of capricorn

C. equator

D. 30 N and 30 S

E. 60 N and 60 S

Q.4.Which answer is most correct: Polar jet streams control the paths of what?

A. jet aircraft

B. the ITCZ

C. ocean circulation

D. weather and storms

E. none of the above

A. 60 N and 60 S. East to West

B. 30 N and 30 S. East to West

C. 60 N and 60 S. West to East

D. 30 N and 30 S. West to East

E. None of the above

Q.3.Westerly winds and polar easterly winds converge at the _________.

A. tropic of cancer

B. tropic of capricorn

C. equator

D. 30 N and 30 S

E. 60 N and 60 S

Q.4.Which answer is most correct: Polar jet streams control the paths of what?

A. jet aircraft

B. the ITCZ

C. ocean circulation

D. weather and storms

E. none of the above

Explanation / Answer

Question 1) option A) because the moisture has been removed by orographic lifting and the now descending air is heated by the dry adiabatic lapse rate

Reason : Moist air which reaches a mountain range is forced to rise. The rising air cools at the moist adiabatic lapse rate and eventually some or all of the water vapor will condense remaining air goes through other side of mountain lee side Since the air has lost much of its moisture through precipitation, it warms at the dry adiabatic lapse rate thus the air is more warmer and drier

Question 2) answer option b) 30 N and 30 S. East to West

Reason : Trade winds cools and descends near 30 degrees North latitude and also these winds blow from the southeast toward the northwest and descend near 30 degrees South latitude Between 30 ° North latitude and 30 ° South latitude these winds usually blow from the east towards the west.

Question 4) option A) jet aircraft

Reason : The main commercial importance of the jet streams is considered in air travel, as flight time and path can be dramatically changed by either flying with the flow or against the stream

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