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What generally happens to the elevation of the tree line going from the equator towards the poles Why?
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Is it true global winds move heat from the equator toward the poles?
No. Heat does move with the wind, but the wind is not mostly towards the poles, as this map demonstrates. The winds going towards the equator all bend to the West because of the Coriolis effect.
As a result of the Coriolis effect an air mass moving from the equator toward the North Pole will?
Turn towards the right
Where are seasonal variations of temperature and day length?
The further you go away from the equator towards the poles, the greater the seasonal temperature and daylight variations.
Why do the warm tropical air sink when they reach the poles?
Think of the air at the Equator as a column. If you heat it, the air in the column expands and rises, cooling as it does so. As the column gets taller, at altitude you have relatively higher pressure, and the air flows out towards a lower pressure area. When the air flows out from the top of the column, it leaves lower pressure at the surface. The opposite happens at the poles where the air is cold and dense. The column is shorter and heavier than the column at the Equator. The pressure is lower at altitude and so the high pressure air from the Equator flows there. Adding air to the top of the polar column raises the surface pressure and the air flows from there to a lower pressure area at the equator. So you get a circulation, out from the Equator to the poles at high level, and in towards the Equator at lower level. The air that left the Equator was warm when it was on the surface at the Equator, but by the time it has risen 40,000-50,000 feet and traveled several thousand miles at high altitude, it is no longer warm. The rotation of the earth and the roughness of the terrain affect the flow greatly, and the air at the surface tends to turn to the right causing rotating areas of high and low pressure.
Why is there weather?
Basically, the sun heats the earth and its atmosphere causing differences in air temperature. The warm air rises from the equator and travels towards the poles.
In what direction do cold currents generally flow in the northern hemisphere?
Cold currents generally flow towards the equator. (a.k.a. south).
When winds generally flow away from the equator and towards the poles what transfer of wind does this cause?
an energy transfer, with heat energy moving away from the equator
In what direction do cold currents generally flow in the nothern hemisphere?
This current flows southerly towards the equator.
Trade winds in the south pacific area generally flow?
from the south towards the equator
What happens to your weight if you move from the equator of the earth and start moving towards the equator?
In that case, your weight remains absolutely constant and does not budge one iota.
Why ecosystems nearest the equator generally experience the highest temperatures throughout the year?
because they are always facing towards the sun.
If a person travels towards equator what happens to the temperature?
it gets warmer but colder in the spring its kinda weird but its awesome lol (laugh out loud) hahaha
When winds generally flow away from the equator and towards the poles what transfer of wind does this cause?
an energy transfer, with heat energy moving away from the equator. Studyisland question. Hope it helps :) Studyisland sucks especially when you are stuck.
What ladtitudes can trade winds be found in?
These are found in the subtropics, generally below 30 degrees or so. These winds come out of the east in both hemispheres, converging towards the equator. At the equator they converge and rise, forming the Intertropical Convergence Zone.
Winds generally flow away from the equator and towards the poles. What transfer does this flow of wind cause?
an energy transfer, with heat energy moving away from the equator. Studyisland question. Hope it helps :) Studyisland sucks especially when you are stuck.
Why animals move towards the equator during an ice age?
because in the equator, it is warmer.
When a plot develops around tension what generally happens next?
The story moves towards a climax and eventually a resolution.
