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The equator is an intensely heated throughout the year .
Due to the intense heating the air in this region becomes warm and light and it rises above creating a partial vacuum .(As you know vacuum leads to decrease in air pressure)
As a result a region of permanent low pressure is created called the equatorial low pressure belt.
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∙ 9y agoThe atmosphere pressure at the equator is generally low. This is due to the vast amounts of warm air at equatorial the regions, which are caused by solar radiation and convective heating.
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∙ 12y agoThe region close to the equator gets maximum heat from the sun.This causes cool winds from north and south to blow towards the equator. Hence an equator has a region of low pressure.
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∙ 14y agoAs we know that equator is a very very hot area.The air over it becomes warmer due to the heat of the sun and rises up. That is why air over the equator have low pressure.
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∙ 10y agoThe equator, on average, recieves the most warmth from the sun. Warm air tends to rise, which creates reduces the pressure at the surface.
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∙ 12y agobecause the equator is at the center of the earth
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Does 60 degrees latitude have a high or low pressure region?
"Warm air tends to have low pressure. Warm air molecules are more active and thus need more space to move around, thus being less dense." This is true with air aloft. However the surface air. which is the air you feel has the opposite effect. cold air is at a higher pressure than warm air at the surface creating a cycle. This also explains how sea breezes and land breezes form.
What is the low pressure area around equator?
The Intertropical Coverance Zone. Or to abbreviate, ITCZ.
What is air pressure zone that is associated with rising air near the equator?
Equatorial Low
What is it called when the movement of air molecules from an area of air pressure to an area of low air pressure?
Wind.
What is equatorial low pressure?
in equitorial low pressure belt , low pressure is due to 1) intense heating 2) rate of rotation of earth is max. at equator . this results in max centrifugal force at equator which pushes the air away from the surface and causes low pressure condition.
After high pressure areas are created around the poles cold polar air flows toward?
The low pressure area at the Equator.
Why are most deserts found on 30 degrees latitude?
The 30 degree latitude area is at the high pressure region developed by the sinking air from the Hadley Cell created by the low pressure rising air at the equator. Winds move from high to low pressure areas. The doldrums are located at the equator, this is a low pressure area. When the air sinks at the 30 degree latitude air moves away from the 30 toward the equator and 60 degree latitudes. Since air does not move toward the 30, there is no way to bring the maritime air masses to those desert areas.
Does 60 degrees latitude have a high or low pressure region?
"Warm air tends to have low pressure. Warm air molecules are more active and thus need more space to move around, thus being less dense." This is true with air aloft. However the surface air. which is the air you feel has the opposite effect. cold air is at a higher pressure than warm air at the surface creating a cycle. This also explains how sea breezes and land breezes form.
Why is cool air an area of low pressure?
Cool air is an area of low pressure because temperature is directly proportional to pressure. So when the pressure is low, the air is cool (low temperature).
What is the low pressure area around equator?
The Intertropical Coverance Zone. Or to abbreviate, ITCZ.
An area of constant low pressure is located near the?
equator
What is air pressure zone that is associated with rising air near the equator?
Equatorial Low
Constant low pressure area with warm temperatures?
Westerlies
What is it called when the movement of air molecules from an area of air pressure to an area of low air pressure?
Wind.
What moves from a high pressure area to a low pressure area?
Air.
What is equatorial low pressure?
in equitorial low pressure belt , low pressure is due to 1) intense heating 2) rate of rotation of earth is max. at equator . this results in max centrifugal force at equator which pushes the air away from the surface and causes low pressure condition.
What are the regions called either side of the equator where air pressure is low?
Doldrums
