Weather Hazards Flashcards
1
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Areas of low pressure
A
Air rising - high rainfall - majority of rainforests are found near the equator
2
Q
Areas of high pressure
A
Air descends - clear skies and little rainfall - desert regions
3
Q
Surface winds in northern and southern hemisphere
A
Surface winds bend to the right in the northern hemisphere, and to the left in the southern hemisphere
4
Q
What are jet streams?
A
High altitude currents of air that flow from the west to the east
5
Q
Explain the Coriolis effect
A
The earth spins faster at the equator than at the poles - the equator is wider so there is further to travel in one day
This means that as the air moves away from the equator, it doesn’t move in a straight line
