You are on vacation with your family up in the mountains. Your friend is on vacation near the equator by the ocean. Explain which climate will experience the most precipitation based on what you know. Both climates will have the same amount of precipitation. The ocean climate will have less precipitation because it is close to sea level. The climate around the equator will have more precipitation because it is very hot. The mountain climate will have more precipitation because it increases with elevation.

Mountains tend to have much wetter climates than the surrounding flat land.

Explanation:

Mountain weather conditions can change dramatically from one hour to the next. They receive more rainfall than low lying areas because the temperature on top of mountains is lower than the temperature at sea level. winds carry moist air when air reaches the mountains it rises and becomes cool and because of which there is precipitation (rain)  in the mountainous areas and the weather varies increasingly.

Areas near the equator are dry and the moisture in the air is less. In places near the equator the sun’s rays are almost directly over head thus keeping temperature high.