Question

Rainfall patterns depends on

• A. The underground water table
• B. The number of water bodies in an area
• C. The density pattern of human population in an area
• D. The prevailing season in an area

Answer 1

The correct option is B The number of water bodies in an area

A large body of water directly affects weather patterns, such as rainfall and temperatures. There tends to be more cloudiness and precipitation on the downwind side of large water bodies; moist air blows off the ocean and either cools over the land (when the air is cooler, like at night and early morning) making fog and low clouds, or rises (when the ground is hotter like in the day) and cools in the higher atmosphere making rain and higher clouds.