Antarctica Research Paper
In Antarctica, there is an ocean called the Southern Ocean that mostly surrounds Antarctica. Antarctica is very big and is mostly covered in ice sheets and icebergs. Antarctica has cold currents affecting Commonwealth Bay to be windy. In the ocean, salt squeezes the ice, creating lots of dense water. In Commonwealth Bay, the water at the bottom is very cold and is an important part of the ocean circulation system. Slide; 9
Moving water moves with force, and changes the land.Moving water shapes all different kinds of landforms. Underground water dissolves rocks and forms caves. The type of landform created depends on how water moves on the surface.
The water cycle is a repetitive cycle and doesn’t stop. The water cycle controls how water …show more content…
wind direction blows from high to low pressure. the higher the pressure Rise, the faster the wind speed. very low temperatures over the polar regions make the air there heavy, causing it to come down, creating an area of high pressure. In fact, the polar regions can be as dry as the hot deserts of the subtropical climate zone, and it can take many years for even small portions of snowfall to gather. Slide; …show more content…
It is at the steep corner of Antarctica that the powerful katabatic winds form as cold air speeds over the land mass. Antarctica Average wind speeds exceed 150 miles per hour.The highest wind speeds recorded in Antarctica were at Dumont d'Urville station in July 1972: 327km/h (199 mph). Slide; 4
Antarctica endures an average temperature of -57.1 degrees Fahrenheit. The south pole is at an altitude of 9,300 feet, and because of the altitude and the location, the temperature normally remains very low. The snow mirrors the sun's solar radiation, and this is joined with the altitude of an average 14,000 feet above sea level makes the center of Antarctica the coldest place on Earth. Slide; 3
Wind is the motion of air. Wind forms when the sun heats one part of the atmosphere differently than another part (due to its axis, location, etc.) That causes the development of warmer air, making less pressure where it's warm than where it's colder. Air always moves from high pressure areas to lower pressure areas, and this movement of air is called
Moving water moves with force, and changes the land.Moving water shapes all different kinds of landforms. Underground water dissolves rocks and forms caves. The type of landform created depends on how water moves on the surface.
The water cycle is a repetitive cycle and doesn’t stop. The water cycle controls how water …show more content…
wind direction blows from high to low pressure. the higher the pressure Rise, the faster the wind speed. very low temperatures over the polar regions make the air there heavy, causing it to come down, creating an area of high pressure. In fact, the polar regions can be as dry as the hot deserts of the subtropical climate zone, and it can take many years for even small portions of snowfall to gather. Slide; …show more content…
It is at the steep corner of Antarctica that the powerful katabatic winds form as cold air speeds over the land mass. Antarctica Average wind speeds exceed 150 miles per hour.The highest wind speeds recorded in Antarctica were at Dumont d'Urville station in July 1972: 327km/h (199 mph). Slide; 4
Antarctica endures an average temperature of -57.1 degrees Fahrenheit. The south pole is at an altitude of 9,300 feet, and because of the altitude and the location, the temperature normally remains very low. The snow mirrors the sun's solar radiation, and this is joined with the altitude of an average 14,000 feet above sea level makes the center of Antarctica the coldest place on Earth. Slide; 3
Wind is the motion of air. Wind forms when the sun heats one part of the atmosphere differently than another part (due to its axis, location, etc.) That causes the development of warmer air, making less pressure where it's warm than where it's colder. Air always moves from high pressure areas to lower pressure areas, and this movement of air is called