Why are the tropics so wet?

Water evaporates at equator, rises, cools & drops on tropics

Put the water cycle into the correct order, start and finishing in the sea

Evaporation, condensation,precipitation, runoff

How do mountain ranges affect local weather?

Cause warm moist air to cool, condense and precipitate

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Why are the tropics so wet?
Localised water cycle keeps evaporating and condensing water
Water evaporates at poles, rises, cools & drops on tropics
Water evaporates at equator, rises, cools & drops on tropics
Water evaporates at tropics, rises and falls back down
2
Most common gas in the atmosphere
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
3
Put the water cycle into the correct order, start and finishing in the sea
Precipitation, evaporation, runoff, condensation
Evaporation, condensation,precipitation, runoff
Evaporation, precipitation, condensation, runoff
Evaporation, runoff, condensation, precipitaion
4
What drives the convection cells
Plate tectonics
Volcanic eruptions
Heat from the Earths core
Heat from the sun
5
As altitude increases, air pressure
Stays the same
Decreases
Fluctuates
Increases
6
Biological pump taking carbon out of the atmosphere
Plants doing photosynthesis
Animals doing photosynthesis
Plants doing respiration
Animals doing respiration
7
How many convection cells are there between the north and south poles?
4
6
2
8
8
Which convection cell is closest to the equator?
Polar
Equatorial
Hadley
Ferrel
9
As altitude increases, air density
Stays the same
Decreases
Fluctuates
Increases
10
Which wind belt is part of the Hadley convection cell?
Polar easterlies
Trade winds
Westerlies
Doldrums
11
Why do the prevailing surface winds curve across the earths surface?
Solar winds
Earths magnetic field
Coriolis effect
Tides caused by the moon
12
Layer of the atmosphere with weather
Straosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
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How do mountain ranges affect local weather?
Cause cool dry air to get warmer and collect moisture
Cause dry air to pick up moisture from the mountain tops
Cause air to hold more moisture
Cause warm moist air to cool, condense and precipitate

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