Cerrar
Name 2 gases found in the atmosphere
What does the atmosphere do for us?
What does latitude mean?
Is the earth's heat evenly distributed?
Atmospheric pressure
High pressure
Explain what is happening in this diagram?
Low pressure.
Winds move from..... pressure areas to .... pressure areas.
Coriollis effect
Doldrums
Trade winds
Prevailing winds
Altitude
Aspect
Which slope gets the most sunlight in Ireland?
North Atlantic drift
Name two cold currents
The sea heats ....... and cools ..... while the land heats ...... and cools ......
Name a hot climate type
Give an example of a desert
List 3 kinds of climatic zone
Name 2 characteristics of a hot desert climate
What is the distribution of a hot desert?
List 4 factors that influence the characteristics of this climate
How hot & how cold can it get here?
Explain the role of clouds in the desert
How much rainfall is experienced here?
Name the mountain providing relief for the Sahara desert.
Ocean Currents are caused by these 3 things;
What is an air mass?
Name the 4 air masses that impact Ireland
What is a front?
Name two types of front
Name this weather symbol
Describe a Depression
Anticyclone
Name this symbol
Name this symbol
Isobars
