The Atmosphere/Climatology Basics

The pressure cell found at 30 degrees South of the equator.

• Tropical Low

• Subtropical High

• Polar High

• Polar Low

Circle the low pressure system/s below

In the Northern Hemisphere a Low pressure system rotates...

• Clockwise

• Anti-clockwise

Draw the position of the Warm ocean current next to SA on the picture

The warm ocean current next to South Africa is called the ... current. Only type the missing word.

Water density differences in the oceans are caused by:

• Salinity

• Temperature

• volume

• pressure

True or False: The Leeward side of a mountain has dry descending air warming at 0,65 degrees/100m.

• True

• False

The summer solstice in South Africa is on the...

• 21 December

• 21 June

• 21 September

• 21 March

True or False: Global warming has the potential to disrupt the thermohaline circulation.

• True

• False

Which diagram depicts a geostrophic flow.

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