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What is the primary global distribution of rainforests?
What is the primary global distribution of rainforests?
- Primarily in the Southern Hemisphere
- Within the tropics, around 0° latitude (correct)
- Primarily in the Northern Hemisphere
- Within the subtropics, around 30° latitude
What is the primary global distribution of deserts?
What is the primary global distribution of deserts?
- Primarily in the Southern Hemisphere
- Within the subtropics, around 30° latitude (correct)
- Primarily in the Northern Hemisphere
- Within the tropics, around 0° latitude
What wind pattern exists between the equatorial low and the subtropical high?
What wind pattern exists between the equatorial low and the subtropical high?
- Westerlies
- Trade Winds (correct)
- Northeast Trades
- Polar Easterlies
What wind pattern exists between the subtropical highs and the subpolar lows?
What wind pattern exists between the subtropical highs and the subpolar lows?
What is the wind pattern in the Northern Hemisphere between the polar highs and the subpolar lows?
What is the wind pattern in the Northern Hemisphere between the polar highs and the subpolar lows?
What is the wind pattern in the Southern Hemisphere between the polar highs and the subpolar lows?
What is the wind pattern in the Southern Hemisphere between the polar highs and the subpolar lows?
What is the wind pattern in the Northern Hemisphere between the equatorial low and the subtropical high?
What is the wind pattern in the Northern Hemisphere between the equatorial low and the subtropical high?
What is the wind pattern in the Southern Hemisphere between the equatorial low and the subtropical high?
What is the wind pattern in the Southern Hemisphere between the equatorial low and the subtropical high?
In which hemisphere does the Coriolis force cause the wind to deflect to the right?
In which hemisphere does the Coriolis force cause the wind to deflect to the right?
In which hemisphere does the Coriolis force cause the wind to deflect to the left?
In which hemisphere does the Coriolis force cause the wind to deflect to the left?
Where are the trade winds located?
Where are the trade winds located?
What is the primary cause of the Equatorial Low-Pressure Belt?
What is the primary cause of the Equatorial Low-Pressure Belt?
What characterizes the Subtropical High-Pressure Belts?
What characterizes the Subtropical High-Pressure Belts?
What is the primary cause of the Polar High-Pressure Belts?
What is the primary cause of the Polar High-Pressure Belts?
What weather pattern characterizes the Subpolar Low-Pressure Belts?
What weather pattern characterizes the Subpolar Low-Pressure Belts?
What is the primary cause of the Ferrel cell circulation?
What is the primary cause of the Ferrel cell circulation?
What is the general wind pattern in the Northern Hemisphere between the equatorial low and the subtropical high?
What is the general wind pattern in the Northern Hemisphere between the equatorial low and the subtropical high?
What wind pattern exists between the subtropical highs and the subpolar lows in the Southern Hemisphere?
What wind pattern exists between the subtropical highs and the subpolar lows in the Southern Hemisphere?
What is the primary global distribution of deserts related to atmospheric circulation?
What is the primary global distribution of deserts related to atmospheric circulation?
In which hemisphere does the Coriolis force cause the wind to deflect to the right between the equatorial low and the subtropical high?
In which hemisphere does the Coriolis force cause the wind to deflect to the right between the equatorial low and the subtropical high?
What wind pattern exists in the Southern Hemisphere between the polar highs and the subpolar lows?
What wind pattern exists in the Southern Hemisphere between the polar highs and the subpolar lows?
What is the Equatorial Low-Pressure Belt characterized by?
What is the Equatorial Low-Pressure Belt characterized by?
Where does the air become cool enough and sink back onto the ground surface, creating subtropical high-pressure belts?
Where does the air become cool enough and sink back onto the ground surface, creating subtropical high-pressure belts?
What characterizes the Subtropical High-Pressure Belts?
What characterizes the Subtropical High-Pressure Belts?
What forms the Polar High-Pressure Belts?
What forms the Polar High-Pressure Belts?
What characterizes the Subpolar Low-Pressure Belts?
What characterizes the Subpolar Low-Pressure Belts?
Where is the Ferrel cell located?
Where is the Ferrel cell located?
What is the Polar cell formed by?
What is the Polar cell formed by?
What causes the formation of the Equatorial Low-Pressure Belt?
What causes the formation of the Equatorial Low-Pressure Belt?
What is the Subtropical High-Pressure Belt created by?
What is the Subtropical High-Pressure Belt created by?
What is the Subpolar Low-Pressure Belts caused by?
What is the Subpolar Low-Pressure Belts caused by?
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?
What is the association of low air pressure with?
What does understanding air pressure in the atmosphere help us with?
What does understanding air pressure in the atmosphere help us with?
What creates moving air called wind?
What creates moving air called wind?
What is the effect of a greater difference in air pressure?
What is the effect of a greater difference in air pressure?
What is the primary unit of measurement for air pressure used in meteorology?
What is the primary unit of measurement for air pressure used in meteorology?
What is the association of high air pressure with?
What is the association of high air pressure with?
What does a barometer measure?
What does a barometer measure?
What is the common unit of measurement for air pressure in the context of meteorology?
What is the common unit of measurement for air pressure in the context of meteorology?
What is the effect of low air pressure on weather conditions?
What is the effect of low air pressure on weather conditions?
What is the relationship between air pressure and wind speed?
What is the relationship between air pressure and wind speed?
What is the primary unit of measurement for air pressure in the context of meteorology?
What is the primary unit of measurement for air pressure in the context of meteorology?
What is the primary cause of extreme low pressure systems like typhoons?
What is the primary cause of extreme low pressure systems like typhoons?
What is the primary impact of high pressure weather in summer if it remains over an area for a long period?
What is the primary impact of high pressure weather in summer if it remains over an area for a long period?
What characterizes high pressure weather in winter?
What characterizes high pressure weather in winter?
What is the primary cause of smog in winter?
What is the primary cause of smog in winter?
What is the primary impact of high pressure systems on precipitation?
What is the primary impact of high pressure systems on precipitation?
What is the primary impact of low pressure weather on wind conditions?
What is the primary impact of low pressure weather on wind conditions?
What is the primary impact of high pressure weather on daytime conditions?
What is the primary impact of high pressure weather on daytime conditions?
What is the primary cause of dew freezing impacting traffic and food supply?
What is the primary cause of dew freezing impacting traffic and food supply?
What is the primary cause of stable weather conditions in high pressure systems?
What is the primary cause of stable weather conditions in high pressure systems?
What is the primary impact of tropical storms forming due to high humidity and ocean temperatures?
What is the primary impact of tropical storms forming due to high humidity and ocean temperatures?
What characterizes low pressure weather in places with higher temperatures?
What characterizes low pressure weather in places with higher temperatures?
What is the primary cause of extreme low pressure systems like typhoons having very strong winds?
What is the primary cause of extreme low pressure systems like typhoons having very strong winds?
What is the primary cause of tropical storms forming?
What is the primary cause of tropical storms forming?
What is the primary cause of extreme low pressure systems like typhoons having very strong winds?
What is the primary cause of extreme low pressure systems like typhoons having very strong winds?
What is the primary impact of high pressure weather in summer if it remains over an area for a long period?
What is the primary impact of high pressure weather in summer if it remains over an area for a long period?
What is the primary cause of frost formation in the evening?
What is the primary cause of frost formation in the evening?
What is the primary cause of smog in winter?
What is the primary cause of smog in winter?
What is the primary impact of high pressure weather in winter?
What is the primary impact of high pressure weather in winter?
What characterizes low pressure weather?
What characterizes low pressure weather?
What characterizes high pressure weather?
What characterizes high pressure weather?
What is the primary impact of high pressure systems on precipitation?
What is the primary impact of high pressure systems on precipitation?
Where does smog occur in winter?
Where does smog occur in winter?
What is the primary cause of dew freezing impacting traffic and food supply?
What is the primary cause of dew freezing impacting traffic and food supply?
What is the primary impact of low pressure weather on wind conditions?
What is the primary impact of low pressure weather on wind conditions?
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.
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.
