5. When moist winds approach a mountain, these often drop rain as winds rise over the mountain and come down on the other side. As the air comes down the leeward side, it warms, expands, and reduces the possibility of precipitation. How does this phenomenon affect the leeward side of the mountain?
A. The leeward side of the mountain is cooler and wet. B. The leeward side of the mountain is cooler and drier. C. The leeward side of the mountain is warmer and wet. The leeward side of the mountain is warmer and drier. D. The leeward side of the mountain is warmer and drier.
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
