Weather Hazards (AQA GCSE Geography): Quizzes
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What is Global Atmospheric Circulation?
What is Global Atmospheric Circulation?
Movement of air between equator & poles
Which is the main cell to know in Global Atmospheric Circulation?
Which is the main cell to know in Global Atmospheric Circulation?
The Hadley Cell
What happens to the ground at the equator?
What happens to the ground at the equator?
It is intensely heated by the sun
What type of pressure is created at the equator when air rises?
What type of pressure is created at the equator when air rises?
Low pressure
At what latitude does air cool and sink in the Hadley Cell?
At what latitude does air cool and sink in the Hadley Cell?
30° north & south
What type of pressure zone is created at 30° north & south?
What type of pressure zone is created at 30° north & south?
High pressure
What happens to air as it sinks at 30° north & south?
What happens to air as it sinks at 30° north & south?
It becomes warmer and drier
Where are deserts found in relation to the Hadley Cell?
Where are deserts found in relation to the Hadley Cell?
At 30° north & south of the equator
When air is sinking, what type of pressure is created?
When air is sinking, what type of pressure is created?
HIGH Pressure
When air is rising, what type of pressure is created?
When air is rising, what type of pressure is created?
LOW Pressure
Where do the UK's low pressure systems come from?
Where do the UK's low pressure systems come from?
The Atlantic
What weather do low pressure systems bring to the UK?
What weather do low pressure systems bring to the UK?
Wet and windy weather