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1
Q

Name the 3 cells

A

Polar cell
Ferrell cell
Hadley cell

2
Q

Cells are strongest in which location

A

South Pole

3
Q

What causes cells to rise and sink

A

Temperature difference

4
Q

What drives change in the atmospheric cells

A

Temperature gradient

5
Q

Air moving in the northern hemisphere will always divert to the…

A

Right

6
Q

Air moving in the southern hemisphere will always divert to the…

A

Left

7
Q

Air travels …. to …. along the equator

A

East to west