GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The ocean side gets more rain.
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The eastern side gets more rain.
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The side with the gentler slope gets more rain.
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The side furthest from the ocean gets more rain.
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Detailed explanation-1: -orographic precipitation, rain, snow, or other precipitation produced when moist air is lifted as it moves over a mountain range. As the air rises and cools, orographic clouds form and serve as the source of the precipitation, most of which falls upwind of the mountain ridge.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mountains receive more rainfall than low lying areas because as air is forced over the higher ground it cools, causing moist air to condense and fall out as rainfall. The higher the place is above sea level the colder it will be.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mountain barriers can cause orographic lift, which is when the air on one side of a mountain rises due to differences in atmospheric pressure. This creates clouds on the opposite side of the mountain barrier and causes precipitation there as well.