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Why does cold air move from the poles to the equator and warm air from the equator move towards the poles?
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∙ 8y ago
Cold air moves downwards, where as hot air moves upwards. To be able to see that happening, if you open up your freezer door at home when your kitchen is hot, you will be able to see the cold air falling to the floor and your toes might get cold. This is the reason that people say how under floor heating is a muc more economical way to heat a room, due to the fact that the floor gets heated first and will retain some of it's heat. The heat that is produced from radiators leaves the metal and moves straight up, therefore heating the top of a room first, and you would need to heat a room for a longer time before feeling the heat at a constant temperature all the way to the ground.
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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.
Where do cold winds originate?
Warm ocean currents originate near the equator. Cold ocean currents originatenear the poles. When ocean water becomes denser, it sinks to the bottom of the ocean.
What happens to the bar magnet as it nears the U magnet the bar magnet will?
Move towards the U magnet so that the poles attach.
How does the declination change as you move north from where you live?
The angle between the geographic and magnetic poles extends more towards the east, as you move to the north. The magnetic pole is actually near Greenland.
How does the continental drift hypothesis account for the apparent wandering of the poles?
The magnetic poles do move a bit, but stay mainly near the north and south geographic poles. As the continents move, though, different areas of crust overlay the magnetic poles, and the paleomagnetic markers (such as iron granules) point to where the pole WAS when they were deposited and then solidified into position. These "polar" crustal regions later move and the poles appear to have moved; actually, the crust has moved instead. For example, the north magnetic pole now is on an arctic island. In 100 milliion years that island may have been moved by plate tectonics to the equator, and the lava deposited in Yellowstone will point to that area.
Where do warm currents move from?
Warm currents move from the equator to the poles, and the cold currents move from the poles to the equator. :D
What way does the ocean water move globally?
Along warm water currents from the equator to the poles.
Where do cold water currents begin?
if a current originates near the poles and flows towards the equator, it will be colder than all the water it meets. Hence it will be a cold current. ...conversely, if it originates near the equator and flows towards the pole, it will be warmer than the water it meets and be a warm current. In a Short Summary Cold Ocean Currents Originate From The Poles And Warm Ocean Currents Originate From The Equator
How does a locations latitude determine how warm or cold it is?
The latitude can be thought of as the distance from the equator. 0 degrees latitude is the equator, which is typically warmer than locations closer than the poles. As you move away from the Equator and towards the North or South poles, the weather tends to be colder. In contrast, the region between the poles and the equator often has a greater temperature range variation.
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.
Most of earth's cold polar waters move towards what central point on the planet?
the equator the equator
How do air masses of different pressures and temperatures move around?
Air masses of different pressures and temperature move around the Earth. The cold air masses that form at the poles move toward the equator, while the warm air masses that form at the equator move toward the poles.
What does warm water do to the climate?
Ocean currents move warm water from the equator to the poles and cold water from the poles back to the equator. The heat carried north helps warm the northern countries in the winter time.
What changes as you move away from the equator?
As you move away from the equator, temperatures fall. As you move closer to the equator, temperatures rise. Thus, the warmest region of the globe is along the equator, and the coldest is at the north and south poles.
Does the Gulf Stream move water away from the equator and the Benguela current move some of this same water back towards the equator?
No. The Gulf Stream moves water from the Equator towards Europe. The Benguela current moves cold water up from Antarctica.
Did mass change when you move from equator to poles?
No. Your mass doesn't even change when you move from the equator to the moon.
In what way does ocean water move globally?
Along cold water currents from the poles to the equator.
