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== What the lower atmosphere cross section shows == | == What the lower atmosphere cross section shows == | ||
The horizontal axis is latitude from the North Pole to the equator, and the vertical axes give altitude in kilometers (0 to 20) and in feet (0 to 60,000). The tropopause, the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere, rises from about 9 km above the North Pole to about 17 km above the equator. Arrows trace the circulation of air in the troposphere, rising at the low-pressure zones (L) at the equator and near 60° N and sinking at the high-pressure zones (H) near 30° N and at the pole. The model also places the polar front, the polar front jet stream and the subtropical jet stream, and shows tall clouds where air rises at the equator. | The horizontal axis is latitude from the North Pole to the equator, and the vertical axes give altitude in kilometers (0 to 20) and in feet (0 to 60,000). The tropopause, the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere, rises from about 9 km above the North Pole to about 17 km above the equator. Arrows trace the circulation of air in the troposphere, rising at the low-pressure zones (L) at the equator and near 60° N and sinking at the high-pressure zones (H) near 30° N and at the pole. The model also places the polar front, the polar front jet stream and the subtropical jet stream, and shows tall clouds where air rises at the equator. | ||
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| + | == Regents Exam Questions == | ||
| + | Released Regents questions that cannot be answered without this table, listed by exam. Each link opens the question with its answer key; the standard is the one the question assesses. The exams through August 2026 were given with the earlier edition of the ESSRT, which has the same table. | ||
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| + | | style="background-color:white;" | [[August 2026 Earth and Space Science Exam|August 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents]] | ||
| + | | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’pai Volcano|Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’pai Volcano]] | ||
| + | | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’pai Volcano#q2|Question 43]] | ||
| + | | style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-4]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:31, 25 October 2026
| ⇱ All Earth and Space Sciences Reference Tables (ESSRT) | |
| ← Model of Generalized Planetary Wind Belts in the Troposphere | Surface Ocean Currents Model → |
The Cross Section Model of Earth's Lower Atmosphere from the Reference Tables for Earth and Space Sciences (ESSRT) is a side view of the troposphere and the lower stratosphere from the North Pole to the equator. It primarily supports HS-ESS2-8.
What the lower atmosphere cross section shows
The horizontal axis is latitude from the North Pole to the equator, and the vertical axes give altitude in kilometers (0 to 20) and in feet (0 to 60,000). The tropopause, the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere, rises from about 9 km above the North Pole to about 17 km above the equator. Arrows trace the circulation of air in the troposphere, rising at the low-pressure zones (L) at the equator and near 60° N and sinking at the high-pressure zones (H) near 30° N and at the pole. The model also places the polar front, the polar front jet stream and the subtropical jet stream, and shows tall clouds where air rises at the equator.
Regents Exam Questions
Released Regents questions that cannot be answered without this table, listed by exam. Each link opens the question with its answer key; the standard is the one the question assesses. The exams through August 2026 were given with the earlier edition of the ESSRT, which has the same table.
| Exam | Cluster | Question | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents | Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’pai Volcano | Question 43 | HS-ESS2-4 |