global atmospheric circulation P1
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- What process describes the transfer of heat from the equator to the poles via air movement?
- Why does air move in the atmosphere?
- From what type of pressure to what type of pressure does wind blow?
- What is characteristic of high pressure systems?
- What is characteristic of low pressure systems?
- What drives the global atmospheric circulation system?
- Why is the equator the hottest part of the Earth?
- What happens when air rising from the equator reaches the edge of the atmosphere?
- What happens to air at the equator as it warms?
- At approximately what latitude does air that rose at the equator descend?
- What conditions are created when air descends at 30 degrees North and South?
- Why does air become colder and denser as it moves away from the equator?
- What are the names of the atmospheric cells?
- What do global atmospheric circulation patterns create across the planet?
- What type of biome is typically found in areas of high rainfall due to atmospheric circulation?
- What type of biome is typically found in areas of dry air due to atmospheric circulation?
- In the Hadley cell, what heats the ground intensely?
- What type of pressure zone is created when air rises at the equator in the Hadley cell?
- What type of clouds are formed as air rises and cools in the Hadley cell?
- What happens to the rising air in the Hadley cell as it reaches the upper atmosphere?
- At what latitude does the air in the Hadley cell cool and sink, forming the subtropical high-pressure zone?
- What conditions are created as air sinks in the subtropical high-pressure zone of the Hadley cell?
- What is the result of the air sinking in the subtropical high-pressure zone in terms of cloud cover and rainfall?
- What are the surface winds flowing back towards the equator in the Hadley cell called?
- What are the trade winds called in the Northern Hemisphere?
- What are the trade winds called in the Southern Hemisphere?
- What force causes the trade winds to flow to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere?
- Where does the Ferrel cell occur?
- What winds are formed as air on the surface is pulled towards the poles in the Ferrel cell in the Northern Hemisphere?
- What winds are formed as air on the surface is pulled towards the poles in the Ferrel cell in the Southern Hemisphere?
- What happens to the winds in the Ferrel cell as they travel over the oceans?
- What happens when the warmer air from the tropics meets cold air from the poles at around 60 degrees North and South?
- What type of pressure is caused by the uplift of air when warmer air from the tropics meets cold air from the poles?
- What weather conditions are associated with mid-latitude depressions caused by the uplift of air in the Ferrel cell?
- What causes much of the wet and windy weather in the UK?
- Why is it coldest at the poles?
- What happens to air at the poles as it cools?
- What type of pressure is formed as air sinks at the poles?
- What is the high pressure at the poles known as?
- In the Polar cell, how does air flow after sinking at the poles?