Understanding Orographic Lift Quiz

What are the two main ingredients required to create snow?

• Moisture and falling air

• Moisture and rising air

• Sunlight and falling air

• Sunlight and rising air

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What happens to air when it rises due to lower pressure at higher elevations?

• It expands and cools

• It contracts and warms

• It becomes denser

• It remains the same

What is the term for the process when moving air hits a mountain and is forced to rise up and over the mountain?

• Adiabatic cooling

• Convection current

• Thermal inversion

• Orographic lift

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Which side of the mountain often sees the heaviest precipitation due to orographic lift?

• The southern side

• The northern side

• The leeward side

• The windward side

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Why does the leeward side of the mountain usually see much less precipitation?

• Due to the mountain's height

• Due to the wind direction

• Due to descending air being warmer and drier

• Due to orographic lift

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What is the main reason for the opposite side of the mountain to see much less precipitation?

• The mountain's height

• The mountain's color

• The mountain's shape

• The wind direction

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What is responsible for many of the big snowfalls that bring powder to our favorite mountains?

• Orographic lift

• Thermal inversion

• Adiabatic cooling

• Convection current

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What is the biggest forecasting secret when forecasting snow for mountains?

• Finding the humidity level

• Finding the wind direction that favors rising air

• Finding the temperature

• Finding the wind speed

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What is the recommended wind speed for creating heavy snowfall due to orographic lift?

• 20 mph and faster

• 15 mph and faster

• 10 mph and faster

• 5 mph and faster

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What is one of the main ingredients when forecasting snow for the mountains?

• Temperature

• Humidity

• Orographic lift

• Pressure

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