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Warm air rises at the equator and cold air sinks at the poles creating?
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Warm air rises at the equator and cold air sinks at the poles. Warm air expands and cool air contracts and compresses.
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What is the pressure zone that is associated with rising air near the equator?
Clouds form as air rises at the equator.
How heat transfer between the equator and poles?
This is caused by convection, in which warm, less-dense air rises, and flows toward the poles until it cools and sinks again.
Warm air expands and rises creating an area of cold air is dense and sinks to create an area of?
High and Low Pressure
Which step is not part of a normal convection cycle apex?
Warmed air sinks, creating a high-pressure area as it falls. ^ Not Quite Warmed air rises, creating a high-pressure system below
Where does cold air from the poles go?
At the poles, cold air sinks. Simple
How does air travel at the poles?
The cold dense air at the poles sinks, so the air from the upper level of atmosphere flows in on the top of the increasing weight while creating an area of high pressure at the poles. Now, the air that rises at the equator does not flow directly to the poles.
What causes difference in air pressure around earth?
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Is air rising or sinking at the equator?
it sinks. since the equator is in direct contact with the sun, the poles are not. the are hit by the sun at a lower angle, and since the suns energy is spread out over a larger area, so it heats the surface less. as a result, temperatures near at the poles are much lower, and cold air sinks. at the equator, the temperatures are much higher, and the warm air is steadily rising. cold air comes, but it is quickly warmed and it rises. basically, warm air rises, cold air sinks. the equators warm, the poles are cold.
What role does the suns energy has in creating wind?
All the energy on earth comes from the sun , including wind energy . The sun warms the tropics more than the polar regions, so air rises in the tropics and sinks near the poles. This causes a constant current of air in a loop, from the poles towards the equator close to the ground and the other direction higher up. :) hope this helps!
Why does air flow from the poles to the equator?
It goes south and new hot air comes up to the poles to be frozen and pushed back down.
What is the pressure zone that is associated with rising air near the equator?
Clouds form as air rises at the equator.
How heat transfer between the equator and poles?
This is caused by convection, in which warm, less-dense air rises, and flows toward the poles until it cools and sinks again.
Which best describes heating by radiation?
I need to know this answer. Here is the question; Which best describes heating by radiation? A. Air molecules touch the warm ground, heating them up. B. Warm air rises and takes heat with it; eventually it cools and sinks. C. Sunlight travels through space without the aids of fluids or solids. D. Air at the equator rises and sinks at the poles. Please tell me which one is correct.
Describe the movement of air in the huge convection current between 30 north latitude and the equator?
Air rises at the equator and then flows northward. At about 30 degrees north latitude, the air sinks. When it reaches the surface, it flows south, back toward the equator. At the equator, the air rises again and the cycle starts all over.
Are global winds produced by the movement of air between the equator and the poles?
"hot air rises at the poles becasue the sun is sending off direct sunlight to this area. the air moves outward to the poles. since the poles are reviecing indirect sunlight they are very cool so the air drops to the ground.
Warm air expands and rises creating an area of cold air is dense and sinks to create an area of?
High and Low Pressure
Which step is not a part of a normal convection cycle?
warmed air sinks, creating a high-pressure area as it falls.
