Atmosphere, wind, and climate review

El Niño can be described as.... 

• a weather phenomenon causing heavy rainfall in Europe, and a correlating heatwave in North America.

• a geological event leading to volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis. This leads to unusually warm weather around the world.

• a seasonal change affecting only the Atlantic Ocean. Because the Pacific ocean is too cold

• trade winds reverse, The piling up of warm water along the North and South American coasts preventing upwelling and causing water surface temperatures to rise.

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What causes wind?

• Mountain and valley shapes

• Differences in air pressure

• Conduction of heat through the earths core that heats up the surface of the Earth

• Aeolus the god of wind who is easily angered and uses his mighty breath to bring the mere mortals of the world to their knees.

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What is direct light?

• Light is concentrated and creates more heat energy

• Direct light is light that comes from multiple sources simultaneously.
• Direct light is light that is reflected off surfaces.
• Direct light is light that is diffused by clouds.

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What is indirect light?

• Light is more spread out and creates less heat energy

• Indirect light is light that is completely blocked by obstacles.
• Indirect light is light that is only produced by artificial sources.
• Indirect light is light that comes directly from the sun.

What is the greenhouse effect?

• The greenhouse effect refers to the increase in Earth's surface temperature due to volcanic activity.
• The greenhouse effect is the cooling of Earth's surface due to the reflection of sunlight and heat energy.

• The greenhouse effect is caused by the depletion of ozone in the stratosphere.
• Light enters the atmosphere and is transformed into heat energy, bounces around and eventually escapes

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According to this picture which wind cell is the Hadley?

• C

• A

• B

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According to this picture which wind cell is the Ferrel

• C

• A

• B

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According to this picture which wind cell is the polar?

• C

• A

• B

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According to this picture which wind cell is affected by the Coriolis effect and moves in the opposite direction

• C

• A

• B

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This cell is also known as the trade winds

• Ferrel cell
• Polar cell
• Coriolis effect
• Hadley cell

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