Match each type of precipitation with the process that creates it.

Question

convectional precipitation
frontal precipitation
orographic precipitation

when warm air rises over mountains and cools
when warm and cold air masses meet and warm air is forced upward
when hot air rises and cools, losing its ability to hold moisture

Answer 1

Here’s the matching of each type of precipitation with its corresponding process:

1. Convectional precipitation - when hot air rises and cools, losing its ability to hold moisture
2. Frontal precipitation - when warm and cold air masses meet and warm air is forced upward
3. Orographic precipitation - when warm air rises over mountains and cools

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