ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION REVIEW

What is wind?

• Large scale movement of air caused by differences in air pressure

• Large scale movement of CO2 caused by differences in air pressure

• Large scale movement of air caused by differences in temperature

• Large scale movement of temperature caused by differences in air pressure

Differences in air pressure are caused by...?

• Differences in the earths rotation

• Differences in temperature

• Differences in rainfall

• Differences in sea level

Winds move from...

• high pressure to low pressure

• low pressure to high pressure

Warm air...

• sinks

• rises

Cold air ...

• sinks

• rises

Where experiences warm temperatures with clouds and rain?

• The equator

• The sub-tropical highs

• The sub-polar lows

• The polar highs

Where experiences warm temperatures with clouds and rain?

• The equator

• The sub-tropical highs

• The sub-polar lows

• The polar highs

What weather is caused by low pressure?

• Clouds and rain

• Clear skies

True or false - warm air rises, cools and condenses and forms clouds, this is called low pressure

• True

• False

Surface winds blowing towards the poles are called ...

• westerlies

• easterlies

• southerlies

• northerlies