ITCZ

What causes the rising warm low pressure air to carry moisture into the sky in the Gulf of Guinea?

• The overhead sun heating the sea

• Polar ice melts

• Volcanic activity

• Cold currents from the Atlantic

What does the movement of the overhead sun bring over the coast along with heavy downpours of rain?

• The trade winds

• The monsoon winds

• The ITCZ

• The equatorial counter current

Why does the ITCZ struggle to draw moisture to form new clouds as it moves north away from the Gulf of Guinea?

• It becomes more distant from the water source

• The sea temperature drops

• There is less sunlight

• The air becomes too cold

What happens to the large clouds as they move inland?

• They gain more moisture

• They shed much of their water

• They dissipate completely

• They turn into snow

What conditions are brought back from the Sahara when the overhead sun returns the ITCZ south?

• Hot dry drought conditions

• Humid and rainy conditions

• Mild and wet conditions

• Cold and frosty conditions