The walker cycle

Question 1

describe the steps of the walker cycle

Answer 1

• trade winds blow westward across the pacific
• cold water flows west along the equator and is heated by sun
• a large pool of warm water off the east coast of autralia
• trade winds bring moist air to the eats coast which evaportaes and rises.
• the air cools and condenses causing rainfall
• the leeuwin current is pushed by trade winds to northern autralia.
• peruvian current upwells cold water from antarctica to america.

Question 2

how does el nino effect the walker cycle

Answer 2

intensifies the walker cycle

Question 3

how does la nina effect the walker cycle

Answer 3

greatly reduces the waler cycle

Question 4

describe the leeuwin current

Answer 4

a warm ocean current that flows southwards along the western autralian coast, before turning eastwards.

Question 5

describe the peruvian current

Answer 5

a cold, low-salt level ocean current that flows north along the western coast of South America.