As you travel from 15°S latitude to 15°N latitude, you would expect the convection pattern to change. This transition involves the shift in the patterns of atmospheric circulation due to variations in solar heating, leading to different weather systems and wind behaviors in the tropics. In the tropics, convection is driven heavily by solar heating, which influences the rising and sinking of air masses, resulting in alterations in the prevailing wind patterns and currents.
How could you expect air currents to change as you travel from 15°S latitude to 15°N latitude?
Globe with horizontal lines demonstrating lines of latitude
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Convection pattern
Convection pattern
Jet stream
Jet stream
Air current directions
Air current directions
Wind directions
Wind directions
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What is the primary reason that air above the equator is heated more than at other places on Earth?
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The sun hits the equator more often due to the shape of the Earth.
The sun hits the equator more often due to the shape of the Earth.
The tilt of the Earth on its axis causes more sunlight to reach the Equator
The tilt of the Earth on its axis causes more sunlight to reach the Equator
There is more water around the equator than anywhere else on Earth.
There is more water around the equator than anywhere else on Earth.
The sunlight hits the equator at a more direct angle.
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The sun hits the equator more often due to the shape of the Earth.
The sun hits the equator more often due to the shape of the Earth.
The tilt of the Earth on its axis causes more sunlight to reach the Equator
The tilt of the Earth on its axis causes more sunlight to reach the Equator
There is more water around the equator than anywhere else on Earth.
There is more water around the equator than anywhere else on Earth.
The sunlight hits the equator at a more direct angle.
The primary reason that air above the equator is heated more than at other places on Earth is that the sunlight hits the equator at a more direct angle. This direct angle results in more concentrated solar energy being received, leading to increased heating of the air above the equator compared to other regions where sunlight strikes at a more oblique angle.
In general, the farther a location is from the equator, the cooler the climate.(1 point)
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True
True
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True
True
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True. In general, the farther a location is from the equator, the cooler the climate tends to be. This is primarily due to the angle at which sunlight reaches the Earth's surface; areas near the equator receive more direct sunlight year-round, resulting in warmer temperatures, while locations at higher latitudes receive sunlight at a lower angle, leading to cooler temperatures.