what direction do winds rotate around a low and high pressure in the northern and southern hemispheres?
1. Describe and identify the following:
a) Hadley, Ferrel and Polar Cell
b) Meteorological Equator (or ITCZ)
c) Doldrums
d) Horse latitudes
e) Trade winds and Westerlies
f) Air masses and fronts
2. Regarding our atmosphere:
a) In what layer does most weather occur on Earth?
b) Know the top 2 components in our atmosphere.
c) Know how water vapor affects the density of dry air.
d) What happens to an air parcel as it is forced to rise or sink?
3. Regarding the influence of the Sun on our weather:
a) What causes summers and winters?
b) Know the fundamentals behind a sea and land breeze.
c) What is and what creates a monsoon?
d) What is a “rain shadow?”
e) What is meant by windward and leeward?
4. Regarding general wind patterns on Earth, answer these questions
a) How do winds “generally” move at different latitudes?
b) Where (what latitudes) on the planet would you find areas of very little surface wind motion but a lot of vertical air motion?
c) At what latitudes would you find deserts, why?
d) At what latitudes would you find rainy conditions, why?
e) From a weather map of surface pressure, determine the direction and general wind speeds at different locations (similar to your practice assignment).
5. Regarding the Coriolis Effect:
a) What is this effect caused by?
b) How are winds steered in the northern and southern hemispheres?
c) In what direction do winds rotate around a low and high pressure in the northern and southern hemispheres?
6. Regarding tropical storms:
a) Know how tropical storms rotate and what direction they typically travel.
b) How do winds move in the center of the storm?
c) Know the energy source for tropical storms/hurricanes.
d) What is usually the minimum temperature for hurricane formation?
e) Why don’t hurricanes form on the equator?
