Problem 1
Why is it warmer at the equator than at the poles?
Problem 2
Without heat transport in the atmosphere and oceans, how would temperatures be different at the equator and the poles?
Problem 4
What is the Hadley cell?
Problem 6
What is the Intertropical Convergence Zone?
Problem 7
From which direction blows the wind at the surface in the tropics, from which direction does it blow at mid-latitudes?
Problem 8
In which direction does the Coriolis force acts in the northern and in the southern hemisphere?
Problem 9
How does the Coriolis force impact the jet stream, the trade winds, and the westerly winds at mid-latitudes?
Problem 14
When does evaporation occur?
Problem 15
When does condensation occur?
Problem 18
Which component of the climate system absorbs most of the energy that currently accumulates on Earth?