Weather processes L1

This line is known as the _

30 degrees north of the equator is the _

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

Hot air _

• falls

• rises

The Earth is heated by the process of _

• insulation

• infiltration

• insolation

• isolation

The part of the Earth's atmosphere responsible for weather is known as the _

• Equator

• Tropopause

• North Pole

High pressure leads to _

• wet conditions

• dry conditions

Which cell is closest to the equator?

• Polar cell

• Ferrel cell

• Hadley cell

Tropical storms are an extreme _ pressure hazard.

• low

• high

Oceans must be at least __ degrees celsius to trigger a tropical storm.

In the US and the Caribbean, tropical storms are known as _.

• cyclones

• hurricanes

• typhoons