In general, in which direction do convection cells in Earth's atmosphere move heat around the planet?
A. clockwise along the jet streams
B. from the equator toward the poles
C. from the surface to the upper atmosphere
D. from east to west, along with the westerlies

Question

In general, in which direction do convection cells in Earth's atmosphere move heat around the planet?
	A.	clockwise along the jet streams
	B.	from the equator toward the poles
	C.	from the surface to the upper atmosphere
	D.	from east to west, along with the westerlies

imqwerty · Answer

okay :) this image can help us understand- https://www.ucar.edu/learn/images/solcirc.gif the region near the equator is very warm and a low pressure generates there the region near the poles is cold so the air from cold region rushes towards the low pressure region and this keeps happening and a clockwise current generates

ilovehorses14 · Answer

Select the terms that refer to areas with relatively little wind.
	A.	doldrums
	B.	westerlies
	C.	monsoons
	D.	horse latitudes
	E.	polar easterlies

anonymous · Answer

Doldrums are areas with little wind.

imqwerty · Answer

yes doldrums are areas with less winds
but horse latitudes might be correct as well because they have variable winds both little and strong

ilovehorses14 · Answer

Which of the following is a major consequence of the shifting of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)?
	A.	monsoon rains in South Asia
	B.	few winds in the horse latitudes
	C.	jet streams over the North Atlantic
	D.	lush vegetation in the Amazonian rainforest