What happens at the inter tropical convergence zone?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e The southeast and northeast trade winds converge
The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) appears as a band of clouds consisting of showers and occasional thunderstorms that encircles the globe near the equator.
- The solid band of clouds may extend for many hundreds of miles and is sometimes broken into smaller line segments.
- The intense sun and warm water of the equator heat the air in the ITCZ, raising its humidity and making it buoyant.
- Aided by the convergence of the trade winds, the buoyant air rises.
- As the air rises it expands and cools, releasing the accumulated moisture in an almost perpetual series of thunderstorms.