ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATIONS

The following are the 3 atmospheric cells, except

• Ferrel cell

• Hadley cell

• Tropical cell

• Polar cell

Warm air (rises or sinks)

Cold air (rises or sinks)

High pressure is also known as _________

Most deserts can be found in ________ cell

1.      __________ makes wind systems twist counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

Largest atmospheric cell

A long, narrow current of strong winds in the midlatitudes that is generally found in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere

In one sentence, explain why earth experience differential heating

List the 5 major wind zones