Heat distribution on Earth and climate regions – Dr Celia Martin-Puertas
In this video, Dr. Celia Martin Puertas highlights the role of the atmosphere and the ocean in the Earth’s climate system. This is composed of five main elements, i.e. the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the biosphere, the lithosphere and the cryosphere, which are responsible for absorbing and reflecting the solar energy. In addition, the atmosphere and the ocean distribute the heat received from the Sun from the equator to the polar regions, making our planet a nice place to live and rich in biodiversity. You will learn about the difference between weather and climate, the origin of the different climatic regions and biomes, why we have a lot of rain in the UK and how the ocean currents flow around the globe.
Global atmospheric & ocean circulation systems summary sheet
This StoryMap builds on the information learnt from the 'Global Atmospheric and Ocean Circulation Systems' lecture and contains activities to complete throughout.
This corresponds to the following components of the A-Level Syllabus:
AQA – 3.1.1 Water and carbon cycles
OCR – Topic 1.2 Earth’s Life Support Systems
Pearson-Edexcel – Topic 5 The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity
