3 Cell Thing Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
Warm air rises at the
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Equator creating low pressure
2
Q
The air splits in the
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Atmosphere and moves towards the poles
3
Q
Air cools and
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Sinks at the tropics creating high pressure
4
Q
The north
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East trade winds move air back to the equator completing the Hadley cell
5
Q
The polar easterlies
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Transfer cold air from the poles to the equator
6
Q
The Ferrell cell
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Transfers air between the Hadley and polar cell forming the westerlies