MATSEC SEC Environmental Studies Practice Questions - Malta Secondary Education Certificate (SEC) Environmental Studies - SEC 13 (2026) Exam

Relief (orographic) rainfall occurs when:

Warm air rises over a mountain barrier, cools, and condenses to form rain on the windward side Two air masses of different temperatures meet and form a front Intense surface heating causes air to rise vertically on a hot day Cold air sinks into valleys at night and produces frost only

Correct Answer:

Warm air rises over a mountain barrier, cools, and condenses to form rain on the windward side

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