Atmosphere

What do you need to know?

• Global Heat Budget – why doesn’t 100% of solar energy get absorbed by the earth?
• How does the atmosphere redistribute energy around the globe?
• How do the oceans redistribute energy around the globe?
• The Intertropical Convergance Zone (ITCZ) – causes, characteristics, when and how does it affect places it passes over.

Class Resources

1AtmosphericRedistribution

2GlobalHeatBudget

3InsolationVariations

4ITCZ

Revision Materials

Atmosphere Revision Glossary

Model Answers

Global Heat Budget Model Answer

Ocean and Atmosphere Model Answer