Percipitation

Question 1

Define precipitation

Answer 1

Solid or liquid forms of water that fall from the sky to the ground

Question 2

What’s the difference between Windward and leeward in terms of precipitation

Answer 2

Windward gets more

Leeward gets less

Question 3

What is relief precipitation how does it happen?

Answer 3

Air masses rise to cross a higher elevation

Question 4

What is cyclonic precipitation how does it happen?

Answer 4

Cyclonic precipitation occurs more frequently in EASTERN canada and results in HEAVY rain lasting for days

It happends when Warm air is forced to rise above cool air

Question 5

What is convectional precipitation, and how does it happen?

Answer 5

Convectional precipitation occurs more frequently in CENTRAL Canada and results In SHORT DOWNPOURS and STRONG winds possibly hail.

Happens by intense heating of land forcing air to rise quickly by convection