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Which statement best describes monsoons?

They force cool, moist air from oceans to rise.
They are winds that blow in the opposite direction of a normal wind.
They bring heavy rain in the winter and in the summer.
They influence precipitation as wind moves near a mountain.

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They force cool, moist air from oceans to rise.

Monsoons are seasonal wind systems that, in summer, draw moist ocean air onto land; that air rises, cools, and produces heavy rainfall (the winter monsoon is typically dry).