Air Movement - Page 7

Questions
  • If Earth did not rotate, how would air at the equator move?
  • What are 2 or more examples of interactions between the hydrosphere and the atmosphere?
  • In the Northern Hemisphere, how do winds rotate in a low pressure area? What about in a high pressure area?
  • What kind of front forms when a cold air mass catches up to a warm air mass?
  • What causes winds to be deflected to the right or the left as they flow from high pressure to low pressure?
  • What is the process that results in the atmosphere's circular motion?
  • What substance prevents the escape of heat radiated from Earth's surface?
  • What happens when lower layers of air are warmed?
  • How are the density and temperature of air related?