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What is the primary global distribution of rainforests?
What is the primary global distribution of rainforests?
- Equally distributed across all latitudes
- Within the tropics, around 0° latitude (correct)
- Within the subtropics, around 30° latitude
- Primarily in the polar regions
What is the global distribution of deserts primarily within?
What is the global distribution of deserts primarily within?
- Within the tropics, around 0° latitude
- Equally distributed across all latitudes
- Primarily in the polar regions
- Within the subtropics, around 30° latitude (correct)
What wind system is responsible for the global distribution of rainforests?
What wind system is responsible for the global distribution of rainforests?
- Polar Easterlies
- Trade Winds (correct)
- Westerlies
- Northeast trades
What wind system is responsible for the global distribution of deserts?
What wind system is responsible for the global distribution of deserts?
What is the wind pattern between the equatorial low and the subtropical high in the Northern Hemisphere?
What is the wind pattern between the equatorial low and the subtropical high in the Northern Hemisphere?
What is the wind pattern between the equatorial low and the subtropical high in the Southern Hemisphere?
What is the wind pattern between the equatorial low and the subtropical high in the Southern Hemisphere?
What wind system is located between the subtropical highs and the subpolar lows?
What wind system is located between the subtropical highs and the subpolar lows?
What is the wind pattern from the polar highs to the subpolar lows?
What is the wind pattern from the polar highs to the subpolar lows?
What wind system is associated with the Ferrel cell?
What wind system is associated with the Ferrel cell?
What wind system is associated with the Hadley cell in the Southern Hemisphere?
What wind system is associated with the Hadley cell in the Southern Hemisphere?
What wind system is associated with the Hadley cell in the Northern Hemisphere?
What wind system is associated with the Hadley cell in the Northern Hemisphere?
What is the Equatorial Low-Pressure Belt characterized by?
What is the Equatorial Low-Pressure Belt characterized by?
What creates the Subtropical High-Pressure Belts?
What creates the Subtropical High-Pressure Belts?
What characterizes the Polar High-Pressure Belts?
What characterizes the Polar High-Pressure Belts?
Where do the Subpolar Low-Pressure Belts form?
Where do the Subpolar Low-Pressure Belts form?
What is the Ferrel cell circulation formed by?
What is the Ferrel cell circulation formed by?
What happens as the air rises at the equator?
What happens as the air rises at the equator?
What is the zone of clear skies and dry weather?
What is the zone of clear skies and dry weather?
Where does the warm air from the subtropics meet the cold air from the poles?
Where does the warm air from the subtropics meet the cold air from the poles?
What is the zone of stormy weather?
What is the zone of stormy weather?
Where does the circulation of the atmosphere form the Polar cell?
Where does the circulation of the atmosphere form the Polar cell?
What is the common unit of measurement for air pressure?
What is the common unit of measurement for air pressure?
What is the association of low air pressure with in terms of weather conditions?
What is the association of low air pressure with in terms of weather conditions?
What does understanding air pressure in the atmosphere help us with?
What does understanding air pressure in the atmosphere help us with?
What is the association of high air pressure with in terms of weather conditions?
What is the association of high air pressure with in terms of weather conditions?
What does a greater difference in air pressure result in?
What does a greater difference in air pressure result in?
What is the formation of dew, fog, and frost associated with?
What is the formation of dew, fog, and frost associated with?
What creates moving air called wind?
What creates moving air called wind?
What is the unit of measurement for air pressure that is commonly measured with a barometer?
What is the unit of measurement for air pressure that is commonly measured with a barometer?
What is the horizontal movement of air known as?
What is the horizontal movement of air known as?
What does warm, moist rising air lead to?
What does warm, moist rising air lead to?
What is the weight of air that creates a pressing down force on the Earth's surface?
What is the weight of air that creates a pressing down force on the Earth's surface?
What is the primary role of a barometer?
What is the primary role of a barometer?
What type of weather is associated with low pressure systems?
What type of weather is associated with low pressure systems?
What conditions lead to the formation of tropical storms?
What conditions lead to the formation of tropical storms?
What causes extreme low pressure systems like typhoons to have very strong winds?
What causes extreme low pressure systems like typhoons to have very strong winds?
What characterizes high pressure weather in summer?
What characterizes high pressure weather in summer?
What occurs in high pressure weather during nighttime?
What occurs in high pressure weather during nighttime?
What is the impact of frost forming in high pressure weather?
What is the impact of frost forming in high pressure weather?
When does smog, causing respiratory-related diseases, occur in high pressure weather?
When does smog, causing respiratory-related diseases, occur in high pressure weather?
What is the primary cause of stability and less precipitation in high pressure systems?
What is the primary cause of stability and less precipitation in high pressure systems?
What leads to the formation of clouds and low pressure columns in tropical storms?
What leads to the formation of clouds and low pressure columns in tropical storms?
What is the impact of high pressure weather in winter?
What is the impact of high pressure weather in winter?
What is the result of dew freezing in high pressure weather?
What is the result of dew freezing in high pressure weather?
What characterizes high pressure weather in daytime?
What characterizes high pressure weather in daytime?
What is the primary cause of stability and less precipitation in high pressure systems?
What is the primary cause of stability and less precipitation in high pressure systems?
What is the impact of high pressure weather in winter?
What is the impact of high pressure weather in winter?
What characterizes high pressure weather in daytime?
What characterizes high pressure weather in daytime?
What is the formation of dew, fog, and frost associated with?
What is the formation of dew, fog, and frost associated with?
What leads to the formation of clouds and low pressure columns in tropical storms?
What leads to the formation of clouds and low pressure columns in tropical storms?
What is the impact of frost forming in high pressure weather?
What is the impact of frost forming in high pressure weather?
What does a greater difference in air pressure result in?
What does a greater difference in air pressure result in?
What is the primary role of a barometer?
What is the primary role of a barometer?
What occurs in high pressure weather during nighttime?
What occurs in high pressure weather during nighttime?
What does warm, moist rising air lead to?
What does warm, moist rising air lead to?
What characterizes the Polar High-Pressure Belts?
What characterizes the Polar High-Pressure Belts?
What is the impact of high pressure weather in summer?
What is the impact of high pressure weather in summer?
What is the common unit of measurement for air pressure?
What is the common unit of measurement for air pressure?
What force causes the air to flow from high-pressure areas to low-pressure areas?
What force causes the air to flow from high-pressure areas to low-pressure areas?
What is a synoptic map?
What is a synoptic map?
Where are low-pressure areas typically found?
Where are low-pressure areas typically found?
What does understanding air pressure in the atmosphere help us with?
What does understanding air pressure in the atmosphere help us with?
What is the impact of low-pressure weather in terms of temperatures?
What is the impact of low-pressure weather in terms of temperatures?
What is the primary role of a barometer?
What is the primary role of a barometer?
What does a synoptic map provide a snapshot of?
What does a synoptic map provide a snapshot of?
What causes the flow of air from high-pressure areas to low-pressure areas?
What causes the flow of air from high-pressure areas to low-pressure areas?
What is a common unit of measurement for air pressure?
What is a common unit of measurement for air pressure?
What is the primary impact of understanding air pressure in the atmosphere?
What is the primary impact of understanding air pressure in the atmosphere?
What is the primary purpose of a barometer?
What is the primary purpose of a barometer?
What is the primary unit of measurement for air pressure commonly measured with a barometer?
What is the primary unit of measurement for air pressure commonly measured with a barometer?
What is the primary role of the pressure gradient force in the atmosphere?
What is the primary role of the pressure gradient force in the atmosphere?
What is the primary weather associated with a low-pressure area?
What is the primary weather associated with a low-pressure area?
What is the primary weather associated with a high-pressure area?
What is the primary weather associated with a high-pressure area?
What is the primary characteristic of the Equatorial Low-Pressure Belt?
What is the primary characteristic of the Equatorial Low-Pressure Belt?
What is the primary impact of warm, moist rising air in the atmosphere?
What is the primary impact of warm, moist rising air in the atmosphere?
What is the primary impact of cold and dry sinking air in the atmosphere?
What is the primary impact of cold and dry sinking air in the atmosphere?
What is the primary cause of stability and less precipitation in high-pressure systems?
What is the primary cause of stability and less precipitation in high-pressure systems?
What is the primary impact of frost forming in high-pressure weather?
What is the primary impact of frost forming in high-pressure weather?
What is the primary impact of dew freezing in high-pressure weather?
What is the primary impact of dew freezing in high-pressure weather?
What is the primary impact of extreme low-pressure systems like typhoons?
What is the primary impact of extreme low-pressure systems like typhoons?
What is the primary impact of high air pressure in terms of weather conditions?
What is the primary impact of high air pressure in terms of weather conditions?
What is the primary reason for the global distribution of rainforests?
What is the primary reason for the global distribution of rainforests?
What characterizes the global distribution of deserts?
What characterizes the global distribution of deserts?
What is the impact of the air sinking back onto the ground surface in the subtropics?
What is the impact of the air sinking back onto the ground surface in the subtropics?
What leads to the thick vegetation in rainforests?
What leads to the thick vegetation in rainforests?
What is the defining characteristic of deserts?
What is the defining characteristic of deserts?
What is the primary impact of the Equatorial Low-Pressure Belt on rainforests?
What is the primary impact of the Equatorial Low-Pressure Belt on rainforests?
Study Notes
Weather and Climate: High Pressure and Low Pressure Systems
- Low pressure weather is found in places with higher temperatures, such as the equator, leading to unstable, rainy, and windy conditions due to rising warm, moist air.
- Tropical storms form due to high humidity and ocean temperatures of over 26°C, with water evaporating and coming into contact with cold air to form clouds and low pressure columns.
- Extreme low pressure systems like typhoons have very strong winds due to the decrease in pressure.
- High pressure weather is found in places with lower temperatures, leading to stable, clear skies, and little or no precipitation due to sinking cold, dry air.
- In high pressure weather, daytime is characterized by strong sunlight, clear skies, and heat absorption, while nighttime experiences rapid cooling, condensation, and dew formation.
- High pressure in summer can lead to heavy thunderstorms, flooding, and drought if it remains over an area for a long period, affecting food supplies and causing heatwaves.
- In winter, high pressure weather leads to cold, clear and bright days with fog formation at night due to ground cooling and condensation.
- Frost forms in the evening, and when the temperature drops below freezing, dew freezes, impacting traffic, food shortage for animals, and damage to homes.
- Smog, which causes respiratory-related diseases, occurs in winter when fog forms with no strong wind to carry away suspended particulates.
- High pressure systems bring stability and less precipitation due to sinking cold and dry air, resulting in stable weather conditions.
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Test your knowledge of atmospheric circulation and its impact on weather and climate with this quiz. Explore concepts such as equatorial low-pressure belts, global airflow patterns, and their influence on regional weather conditions.
