ConcepTest: Rain Shadow
This material was originally created for
Starting Point:Introductory Geology
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
Initial Publication Date: May 8, 2006
Question:
In the landscape below, how would the amount of rainfall change at location X if the mountain eroded down to the dashed line?
a. Rainfall would increase
b. Rainfall would decrease
c. Rainfall would stay the same
a. Rainfall would increase
b. Rainfall would decrease
c. Rainfall would stay the same
Student Responses:
No data yet. The correct response is A.
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