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At the poles, cold air sinks. Simple
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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.
The air above the poles is?
cold and sinking
What is the direction of warm air and cold air?
cold air go up hot air go down.
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.
Are the oceans cold at the poles of the equator?
The equator has no 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.
The air above the poles is?
cold and sinking
What happens to the cold air and water at the poles?
Mamadas!!!
Why is there high air pressure at the poles?
Because cold air is denser than warm air.
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.
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.
Is it true that the cold air come from the poles and the warm air comes from the equator?
yes it is true
Is Overall atmospheric motion is warm air to the poles and cold air to the equator true?
Yes
How does differences in air pressure puts air in motion?
The difference in air pressure causes wind, air motion, because the greater the pressure difference the faster wind moves. Warm air is less dense, it moves toward or up to the poles. at the poles it will sink and the cold air will go to the equator creating the moment of of air.
High pressure areas are created around the poles as cold air?
It RISES...
What are the air like at the poles?
Very cold, very clear and, suprisingly, very dry.
What describes what happens at the poles?
Cold air is sinking and flowing back toward the equator.
