Orographic lifting occurs where sloping terrains, such as mountains, act as barriers to the flow of air.
a) true
b) false

Orographic lift is one of the processes that induces precipitation. It occurs when a moving air mass is forced from a low elevation to a higher elevation as it encounters a sloping terrain such as a mountain. This increase in elevation causes the air mass to cool rapidly adiabatically with a relative humidity that might be up to 100%. The cooling effect leads to condensation of water molecules in the air mass, which then fall as precipitation.

Orographic lifting occurs where sloping terrains, such as mountains, act as barriers to the flow of air. a) true b) false

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Orographic lifting occurs where sloping terrains, such as mountains, act as barriers to the flow of air.
a) true
b) false