Amountain range is located in the path of prevailing winds. why does the leeward side of the range have a dry climate?
a. as air moves from the leeward side to the windward side, it gains moisture.
b. as air moves from the windward side to the leeward side, it loses moisture.
c. as air moves from the windward side to the leeward side, it gains moisture.
d. as air moves from the leeward side to the windward side, it loses moisture.

Many kangaroo rats live in the sonoran desert of the southwestern united states. they have a variety of adaptations for living in the desert. under which circumstance would the kangaroo rats of the sonoran desert be most likely to develop new adaptations by natural selection?

Q: a: in sexually reproducing animals, once fertilization of the egg takes place, the exists as a single cell until cell division begins

(select all the correct choose each statement that is scientific. - the opinions of randomly selected participants in a survey prove the idea that global temperatures are not increasing on earth. - the universe's average temperature and rate of expansion support the idea that it began as one super-dense and hot mass 13.8 billion years ago. - ocean tides are caused by the uneven gravitational pulls of the moon and sun on different parts of earth. - human life is more valuable than other forms of life on earth because humans are more intelligent than other organisms.