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Global Atmospheric circulation is the M___________ of A____ around the E______. |
Movement/Air/Earth |
Global Atmospheric circulation is the movement of air around the earth. |
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I______________ is the amount of solar r___________ a place on the earth gets. |
Insolation/Radiation |
Insolation is the amount of solar radiation a place on the earth gets. |
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Due to the ____ and shape of the earth, different places receive different amounts of ______energy, meaning the temperature of the earth is u__________. |
Tilt/Solar/Unequal |
Due to the tilt and shape of the earth, different places receive different amounts of solar energy, meaning the temperature of the earth is unequal. |
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Because all natural systems want to achieve e________________, the heat is r______________by atmospheric circulation. This movement c_______ global weather and climate. |
Equilibrium/Redistributed/Causes |
Because all natural systems want to achieve equilibrium, the heat is redistributed by atmospheric circulation. |
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Global Atmospheric C____________helps explains the C_________zone L__________ and therefore the P___________of global ecosystems. |
Circulation/Climate/Locations/Pattern |
Global Atmospheric circulation helps explains the climate zone location and therefore the pattern of global ecosystems. |
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H______ pressure air goes to l______ pressure air.When they meet, it forms a depression or r____. The air is split into three "c____" in the earth. |
High/low/rain/cells |
Hot air is high pressure air, which goes to low pressure air, which is cool air. When they meet, it rains. The air is split into three "cells" in the earth, |
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The Hadley cell is the global onvection current that goes from ____-____ to __ degrees north and south. It circulates towards the ____________. It forms high pressure clouds at the 30 degree point, forming d__________s. |
40 to 30/0/Equator/Deserts |
The Hadley cell is the global convection current that goes from 40/30 to 0 degrees north and south. It goes towards the equator. It forms high pressure clouds at the 30 degree point, forming deserts |
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The Polar cell is the global convection current that goes from the Poles to ___-___ degrees north and south. The cold high pressure air circulates towards the equator. It forms a P______ F_____t (A b_________ between the warm air of the Ferrel Cell) |
70 to 60 /Towards/Polar front/Barrier |
The Polar cell is the global convection current that goes from the Poles to 70 to 60 degrees north and south. The cold high pressure air spins towards the equator. It forms a polar front (barrier between the warm air of the Ferrel Cell) |
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The Ferrel cell is the global convection current that is b_________the other two cells. It spins a_______ from the equator. The warm air meets with the cold air of the Polar cell and a depression (______) is formed. |
Between/Away/Rain |
The Ferrel cell is the global convection current that is between the other two cells. It spins away from the equator. The warm air meets with the cold air of the Polar cell and a depression (______) is formed. |
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The Coriolis effect (The force that preserves the spin of a free moving objects like wind) d__________ it due to the equator being s______ or f______ than the spin of the object as the earth rotates. |
Deflects/slower/faster |
The Coriolis effect (The force that preserves the trajectory spin of a free moving objects-wind) deflects it due to the equator being slower or faster than the spin of the object as the earth rotates. |
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The Coriolis effect deflects winds to the r_______in the n__________hemisphere and l______in the s__________hemisphere as it nears the equator. This causes the UK to have prevailing westerly/south westerly winds. |
Right/Northern/Left/Southern |
The Coriolis effect deflects winds to the right in the northern hemisphere and left in the southern hemisphere as it nears the equator. This causes the UK to have prevailing westerly/south westerly winds. |
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Places in the ___ degrees of the earth are normally d________s. Tempretures are very high because there are antic_________ (sinking clouds) instead of depressions (rising rainclouds). Anticyclones do not form clouds. Lack of clouds result in h___ summers and c_____ winters. |
30/Deserts/hot/anticyclones/hot/cold |
Places in the 30 degree of the earth are normally deserts. Very hot, no sinking (Low pressure air) clouds. Lack of clouds mean hot days, cold nights. |
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Places at the __ degrees of the earth are normally hot and h_________. The air here is rising (Low Pressure) allowing hot air to rise and form d__________ and for precipitation to occur. The E_________ has the most insolation. This makes the environment humid, just right for a j_____. |
0/Humid/depressions/equator/jungle |
Places at the Equator of the earth are normally hot and humid. The air here is rising (Low Pressure) allowing hot air to rise and form rainclouds and for precipitation to occur. The equator has the most insolation. This makes the environment humid. |
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Note. LOW PRESSURE AIR DOES NOT MEAN COLD AIR. HIGH PRESSURE AIR DOES NOT MEAN HOT AIR. |
Note. LOW PRESSURE AIR DOES NOT MEAN COLD AIR. HIGH PRESSURE AIR DOES NOT MEAN HOT AIR. |
Note. LOW PRESSURE AIR DOES NOT MEAN COLD AIR. HIGH PRESSURE AIR DOES NOT MEAN HOT AIR. |
