Global Athmospheric Circulation

Question 1

Describe a low pressure belt

Answer 1

• hot air rises
• hot air cools and condenses
• forms clouds and rain

Question 2

Describe a high pressure belt

Answer 2

• cool air sinks
• forms cloudless skies
• minimal rainfall

Question 3

Definition of global atmospheric circulation

Answer 3

How air circulates between low and high pressure belts as a result of different conditions at different latitudes