SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -A rain shadow is a patch of land that has been forced to become a desert because mountain ranges blocked all plant-growing, rainy weather. On one side of the mountain, wet weather systems drop rain and snow. On the other side of the mountain-the rain shadow side-all that precipitation is blocked.

Detailed explanation-2: -As the air descends down the opposite side of the mountain (called the leeward side), it warms up and continues to dry out. This causes very little rainfall to fall on the land, and the areas on the leeward sides of mountains are typically arid and deserts can form.

Detailed explanation-3: -A rain shadow is a dry area on the side of a mountain opposite to the wind. We call this dry side of the mountain the leeward side. If wind is approaching from the west, the rain shadow is on the east. If the wind is approaching from the east, the rain shadow is on the west.

Detailed explanation-4: -The rain shadow effect is when a dry area occurs on the leeward side of a mountain. It occurs because the mountain intercepts moisture from the air as it travels inland.