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What are the 3 circulation cells called?
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Polar, Ferrel, Hadley
Polar, Farral, Hayley
Polar, Ferrel, Hedley
Polar. Ferelll, Hadley
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What happens to air at the equator?
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Rises to 15km, causing low pressure. The air current divides, cools and moves north and south to form Hadley cells.
Rises to 15km, causing low pressure. The air current divides, cools and moves north and south to form Polar cells.
Rises to 15km, causing low pressure. The air current divides, cools and moves north and south to form red blood cells.
Rises to 15km, causing low pressure. The air current divides, cools and moves north and south to form Ferrel cells.
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What are the 3 circulation cells called?
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What happens to air at the equator?
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Which type of circulation cell is this describing: "Cooled air moves back towards the Equator as trade winds. The rest travels towards the Poles."
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What type of circulation cell is this describing: At 60 degrees north and south, the warmer air of the Ferrel cells meets colder polar air. The warmer air rises to form_______ cells. This air travels to the Poles, where it cools and sinks, forming areas of high pressure.
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What is an example of an ocean current?
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What happens to water when it gets very cold near the Arctic and Antarctic?
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Where does warmer water come from?
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What happens to warm water when cool water sinks?
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Which one of these ISN'T a Milankovitch Cycle?
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What is evidence for climate change?
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Which isn't a natural cause of climate change?
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What is the key word for this definition: Human activity releases increasing levels of CO2 and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, increasing the greenhouse effect - more warming.
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Which of these ISN'T a human CAUSE of climate change?
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Which of these is a negative impact of climate change on the environment?
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When was the Medieval Warm Period?
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When was the Little Ice Age?
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Why was there the Medieval Warm Period in the UK from 950-1100?
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What happened in London during the Little Ice Age (1600-1685)?
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How would you describe the UK's climate?
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The UK's location is very important as it means we get a variety of weather. Which of below is NOT a reason for our weather today?
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What is the first stage of the formation of tropical cyclones/hurricanes?
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Which of these is NOT a tropical cyclone characteristic?
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When do tropical cyclones happen in the Northern tropics?
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How many categories are there in the Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricanes?
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What is NOT a hazard caused from tropical cyclones?
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What is our case study for a tropical storm in a developed country?
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Which of these is NOT a fact about our case study of a hurricane in a DEVELOPED country?
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Which of these is a social impact of our hurricane in a developed country case study?
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Which of these is an economic impact of our case study on a hurricane in a developed country?
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What is an environmental impact of our case study in a developed country?
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Which of these responses is a Government Response to Hurricane Sandy?
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What describes an arid climate?
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Drought or arid? : Temporary low precipitation
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Drought or arid? : Permanent low precipitation
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Where can droughts happen?
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Name 2 causes of drought
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What makes some areas more vulnerable to drought?
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What is a HUMAN cause of drought?
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What is our case study for a drought in a developed country?
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Which of these is NOT a hazard from drought in California, USA?
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What is an impact of droughts on PEOPLE in California?
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What is an impact of drought on the ECOSYSTEMS in California, USA?
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Name one way that the government responded to the droughts in California.
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Name one way that individuals responded to the drought in California?
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What is our case study for drought in a developing country?
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Why is the fact that 85% of people live in rural areas in Ethiopia, make them more vulnerable to drought?
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What is an impact on the people from drought in Ethiopia?
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What is an impact on the ecosystems from drought in Ethiopia?
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Name one individual response to drought in Ethiopia.
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Name one governmental response to drought in Ethiopia
