Activity 1 - Chapter 3 Lesson 3 – Assessment

The Polar Regions Account for the Differentiate

have a heat deficit; differences in Temperature gradient to
the tropics have a temperature in the pressure gradient and
heat surplus. Why lower atmosphere of Geostropic to Coriolis
do temperatures I oceanic and continental effect
these regions vary areas.
from year to year?
Differences in Temperatures in air over Temperature gradient
isolation and the the oceans are also (the rate of temperature
transfer of energy affected by the greater change with distance) is
around the globe are level of cloudiness. The greater while Pressure
reflected in higher percentage of Gradient it creates force
differences of surface cloud cover over oceans (the pressure gradient
temperature from one lowers insolation and force) that acts on air
part of the world to reduces radiation losses between centers of high
another. Temperature directly to space. and low. The pressure
measured at different Temperature decreases gradient force
locations are with altitude, or height determines the strength
recorded and plotted above sea level, and initial direction of
on maps by isotherms because the atmosphere the wind. Geostrophic it
– lines joining places is less dense The balances the pressure
of equal temperature decrease in density is gradient force while
and the main accompanied by a Coriolis effect he
differences of decrease in quantity of rotation of the earth
temperature are greenhouse gases and results in a "force" being
between the high hence the heat felt by the water moving
temperature of the absorbed. from the high to the low.
tropics and the low
temperatures of the
Polar Regions. The
summer and winter
hemispheres reveal
seasonal contrast in
the number and
pattern of isotherms
between the equator
and poles.