Select the correct answer.

The Jones family lives on the western side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and they experience a wet climate much of the year. The Greer family lives on the eastern side of the mountain range. What type of climate do the Greers most likely experience?

A.

weather patterns that are identical to the Jones family's side

B.

a colder and wetter climate

C.

a dry climate with little rainfall

D.

freezing temperatures all year

Greers most likely experience a dry climate with little rainfall.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Sierra Nevada mountains are a major mountain range in the western North America in the state of California. The weather of the Sierra Nevada mountains is very weird because the western slope of the mountain has expanses of coniferous forests like pine, cedar and this side of the mountain experience high rainfall and remains wet much of the year but the eastern side of the slope is dominated by the high desert vegetation having dry climate and very less rainfall resulting in sparse vegetation.