Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true regarding orographic lifting?
A) orographic lifting is related to moderate amounts of precipitation.
B) The world record holder for wettest year and wettest month is due to orographic lifting.
C) Orographic lifting occurs in only a few small areas of the globe.
D) Heavy rain and snow fall on the eastern sides of the Sierra Nevadas,Rocky Mountains,and Cascades is due to orographic lifting.
E) orographic lifting results from intense heating of the surface.
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