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WorksheetsESS7U1: Global Atmospheric Circulation
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is wind?
Large scale movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
Large scale movement of CO2 caused by differences in air pressure
Large scale movement of air caused by differences in temperature
Large scale movement of temperature caused by differences in air pressure
Differences in air pressure are caused by...?
Differences in the earths rotation
Differences in temperature
Differences in rainfall
Differences in sea level
Winds move from...
high pressure to low pressure
low pressure to high pressure
Warm air...
sinks
rises
Cold air ...
sinks
rises
Where experiences warm temperatures with clouds and rain?
The equator
The sub-tropical highs
The sub-polar lows
The polar highs
What weather is caused by low pressure?
Clouds and rain
Clear skies
True or false - warm air rises, cools and condenses and forms clouds, this is called low pressure
True
False
Cool air sinks at the sub-tropical highs, what does this lead to? SELECT TWO
Deserts
Cloudless skies and low rainfall
Tropical rainforests
Clouds and rainfall
What are trade winds?
Surface winds blowing towards the equator
Atmospheric winds
Winds blowing away from the equator
Low pressure winds
Surface winds blowing towards the poles are called ...
westerlies
easterlies
southerlies
northerlies
Why has the UK got cloudy and wet weather?
It is located at the sub-polar low
It has a lot of mountains
It is located in an area of high pressure
It is located in the middle of an air mass
Why is it hot and dry at sub-tropical highs?
Cold air sinking, no clouds can form
Warm air sinking, no clouds can form
Cold air rising
Warm air rising
Objects in the NORTHERN Hemisphere deflect to which direction due to the Coriolis Effect?
Left
Up
Down
Right
Objects in the SOUTHERN Hemisphere deflect to which direction due to the Coriolis Effect?
Left
Up
Down
Right
