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It goes south and new hot air comes up to the poles to be frozen and pushed back down.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoAt the polar region in each hemisphere, cold, dense air sinks, resulting in high pressure at the surface. At 60 latitude, warmer air rises resulting in low pressure at the surface.
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∙ 7y agoAir flows from the poles to the equator because a surface get hotter than the others and moves slowly towards the equator! Have fun?
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Air near the equator average higher temperatures than air near the poles?
c. sunlight falls in a more vertical position at the equator than near the poles.
Why are water and air at the equator warmer than water and air at the poles?
Since the equator is the closest point to the sun on earth,that means the heat from the sun heats up the air and water there more than at the poles
What type of air pressure typically occurs in the polar regions?
Generally the poles are cold places, receiving Sunlight at a low angle or no Sun at all. This means the air above the poles tends to be cooler than the rest of the planet. Cold air is dense so the pressure of the air at the poles tends to be higher than the rest of the planet. Thus air (cold air) tends to flow away from the polar regions along the Earth's surface to be replaced by light warmer air flowing into the poles at a higher level (this air then cools). There is therefore a general flow of warm air north and south towards the poles from the equator and a flow of cold air from the poles towards the equator. This flow of air spreads out the heat from the Sun, warming the poles and cooling the tropics. In detail this overall flow is restricted by the thickness of Earth's atmosphere and several flow cells form to complete the chain causing Earth's climatic zones.
Describe the temperature of the currents that flow away from the equator and explain why they are this way?
Heating by the sun near the equator makes the water there warm. In the polar regions, the water is cold. Cold water weighs more than warm and as a result, the warm waters of the equator drift toward the poles. The cold wear from the poles then flows toward the equator to replace the warm water that is leaving.
Air temperature depends mostly on the angle of what?
Air temperature depends mostly on the angle of the sun. This is why it is hotter at the equator than at the north or south poles.
Where does the general flow of air from the poles to the equator occur?
in the stratosphere
Where does general flow of air from the poles to the equator occurs?
in the stratosphere
Do currents flow faster at the equator or the poles?
At the poles.
Do wind currents flow faster at the equator or the poles?
At the poles.
What are the pressure conditions of the air above poles?
Generally the poles are cold places, receiving Sunlight at a low angle or no Sun at all. This means the air above the poles tends to be cooler than the rest of the planet. Cold air is dense so the pressure of the air at the poles tends to be higher than the rest of the planet. Thus air (cold air) tends to flow away from the polar regions along the Earth's surface to be replaced by light warmer air flowing into the poles at a higher level (this air then cools). There is therefore a general flow of warm air north and south towards the poles from the equator and a flow of cold air from the poles towards the equator. This flow of air spreads out the heat from the Sun, warming the poles and cooling the tropics. In detail this overall flow is restricted by the thickness of Earth's atmosphere and several flow cells form to complete the chain causing Earth's climatic zones.
Why does cold polar air flow toward the equator?
Air decends at the poles and rises at the equuator. The basic part of the weather machine.
How does air travel at the poles?
The cold dense air at the poles sinks, so the air from the upper level of atmosphere flows in on the top of the increasing weight while creating an area of high pressure at the poles. Now, the air that rises at the equator does not flow directly to the poles.
Do currents flow faster at the pole or at the equator?
At the poles.
Warm air rises at the equator and cold air sinks at the poles creating?
Warm air rises at the equator and cold air sinks at the poles. Warm air expands and cool air contracts and compresses.
What effect do global winds have on climate?
Global winds drive heated air from the equator to the poles. It also drives colder air from the poles to the equator.
What cause currents to flow between the poles of the equator?
warm-water
Air near the equator average higher temperatures than air near the poles?
c. sunlight falls in a more vertical position at the equator than near the poles.
