Climate and Weather

The earth is heated by  . . .

• longwave radiation

• insolation

• Tropic of Cancer

• westerlies

One reason why the Equator has a tropical heat zone.

• sun strikes the Equator as a low angle

• sun strikes the Equator at 90° angle

• rotation of the earth on its axis

• revolution of the earth around the sun

One reason why the heating of the earth is not the same throughout the year.

• sun strikes the Equator as a low angle

• sun strikes the Equator at 90° angle

• rotation of the earth on its axis

• revolution of the earth around the sun

Cooler temperatures are blown towards the Equator by the . . .

• westerlies

• easterlies

• katabatic wind

• anabatic wind

The . . .  climate zone is found in the south-western Cape.

• Arid

• Tundra

• Humid sub-tropical

• Mediterranean

During the summer over the northern hemisphere, the sun is directly overhead

the . . .

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• equator

• arctic circle

The ocean current responsible for transferring cold temperatures from the poles to the equator along the west coast of southern Africa.

• Benguela

• Agulhas

• Mozambique

• East Australian Current

The air pressure at A is a .................... pressure.

• low

• high

Air moves from A to B because of the ........................

• Ferrel’s Law

• Pressure Gradient Force

The speed of the moving air from A to B is ...........

• gentle

• strong