Temperature distribution
Which sentence is true?
a. Coastal areas have milder temperatures than inland areas.
b. Inland areas have milder temperatures than coastal areas.
a. Coastal areas have milder temperatures than inland areas.
Which sentence is true?
a. In the tropical zone, precipitation is abundant.
b. In the tropical zone, precipitation is very low.
a. In the tropical zone, precipitation is abundant.
Give the names of the two tropics.
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Give the names of two seasons in the tropics.
wet and dry
Name 3 main climate zones.
A tropical zone, temperate zones and polar zones.
Imaginary lines that are used to show rainfall on a map are called...
isohyets
How would you define LATITUDE?
Latitude is the horizontal position of a location on Earth from the Equator.
How would you define areas of low pressures (LP)?
They are called depressions and storms. Warm air weighs less than cold air and rises. When the warm air rises, it carries water vapour with it, which cools, condenses and forms clouds. This is why there is usually precipitation during a storm.
Why does temperature drop the higher we go?
Temperature drops the higher we go because the air is less dense and does not retain heat.
Why is precipitation very low in polar zones?
As there is little sunlight, water freezes and does not evaporate.