Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social StudiesGeography ch 5 - Precipitation2 Marks
Question
Convectional Rainfall
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Answer
In equatorial areas, the surface gets heated because of the sun’s heat and the air near it also gets heated. As it gets heated, it spreads and becomes lighter and moves upwards.
It cools down when it goes upward & as the j moisture-holding capacity of cold air is less, condensation and rainfall occurs.
This type of rainfall is called as Convectional! Rainfall.
In equatorial areas, such a type of rainfall occurs almost daily in the afternoons. Rainfall is accompanied by lightning and thunder.
The Congo basin of the Africa and the Amazon basin in the South America experience convectional rainfall.
Such a rainfall has a very limited area on the earth.
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