How Mountains Effect Weather MizzterG Notice the clouds above the mountains. Mountains ? Clouds ? Fog and other forms of precipitation form because of mountains. Precipitation is water from the sky. Precipitation ? is ? water ? from ? the sky. ? Mountains can create dry areas also. Dry zones are called deserts. Mountains effect the lives of people. Study they next slides. windward (wet) Mountains can create wet and dry areas. leeward (dry) windward (wet) Mountains can create wet and dry areas. leeward (dry) windward (wet) ? Mountains ? can create ? wet and ? leeward dry areas. ? (dry) ? windward ? ocean ? mountain range ? leeward ? windward leeward windward ? ocean ? water vapor ? READ THIS CAREFULLY!!! mountain range ? leeward ? Water ? vapor ? condenses ? to ? form ? clouds. ? windward warm dry air leeward |