Term
| Name the four layers of the atmosphere |
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Definition
| Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere |
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Term
| What is in the troposphere? |
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Definition
Water vapour (Clouds)
Jet streams
Decreasing temperature with altitude |
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Term
| What is in the Stratosphere? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| Colder temperature - due to less radiation |
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Term
| What are the three different cells? |
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Definition
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Term
What does the ITCZ stand for?
And what is it? |
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Definition
Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone
Low pressure zone of rising air at the equator |
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Term
| Name the 5 different winds |
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Definition
Polar easterlies
South westerlies
North easterlies
South easterlies
North westerlies |
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Term
| Name 3 different ocean currents |
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Definition
East Australian
Humboldt
Gulf stream |
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