A shadow is a dark area or shape produced by an object coming between rays of light and a surface (blocking light).
Rain shadow effect - wind and mountains cause it rains more on one side of a mountain than the other side.
When liquid water falls as rain, what happens to the water remaining in the atmosphere?
A shadow is a dark area or shape produced by an object coming between rays of light and a surface (blocking light).
Rain shadow effect - wind and mountains cause it rains more on one side of a mountain than the other side.
Why is it called a rain shadow?
Ferris Island
Which city on Ferris Island is the rain shadow?
Why does it rain more on one side of the mountain?
Why does it rain less on the other side of the mountain?
(one of the islands in Hawaii, not the Demi-God from Mo`ana)
Which side of Maui is getting more rain?
Which side of Maui is experiencing the rain shadow effect?
How do you know? Explain your answer to question 7.
We know that the water vapor in the air comes from liquid water that has evaporated. Where does water vapor come from in this landscape (Maui)?
Sentence Starter: The water vapor comes from the _______________________
Draw an arrow on the Maui Island model to show the direction you think the wind is blowing.
Maui is one of the islands that makes up the state of Hawaii. Which image best shows how condensation, wind (the red arrow), and evaporation causes the rain shadow effect on Maui?
The Tibetan Plateau is a large area in Asia often referred to as “the Roof of the World.”
Draw an arrow on the TIBETAN PLATEAU model to show the direction you think the wind is blowing.
Which image best shows how condensation, wind (the red arrow), and evaporation causes the rain shadow effect on the Plateau?
The Tibetan Plateau is a large area in Asia often referred to as “the Roof of the World.”
Question: Why is there a desert on one side and green land on the other?
Claim:
Sentence starter: There is a desert on one side and green land on the other side because _____________________
Evidence 1:
Sentence starters:
In the model of Tibet, it shows the west side is green, which means __________________.
Evidence 2:
Sentence starters
The east side is a desert, which means __________________
Reasoning Part 1: Explain why there is a desert on the other side of the mountain.
Use the words mountain and water vapor in your explanation
Sentence starter:
There is a desert on the other side of the mountain because __________________.
Reasoning Part 2: Explain why one side is more green.
Use the words mountain and water vapor in your explanation
Sentence starters:
One side is green because __________________.
