Multiple Choice
A rain shadow effect can develop when
A) an air mass rises up the windward slope of a mountain, cools, and drops its moisture before reaching the leeward side.
B) any two of the large atmospheric convection cells come together.
C) hot air blowing off a desert evaporates surface moisture from an adjacent biome.
D) an air mass moves over a large lake and picks up moisture from the water's surface.
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