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Air Movement - Winds
Air Movement - Winds
Use pages 439-443. Screenshot to include BOTH score and name. Turn in on Edmodo.
Coriolis effect doldrums doldrums east jet stream land breeze polar easterlies polar easterlies sea breeze trade winds trade winds west westerlies westerlies wind
SOME TERMS WILL BE USED MORE THAN ONCE!!!
1. Caused by the uneven heating of Earth and its atmosphere.
2. Windless zone at the equator which sailing vessels try to avoid.
3. Winds generally responsible for the movement of weather across the United States and Canada.
4. Winds that provide a dependable route for trade.
5. Cool breezes during the day caused by differences in heating and cooling rates of land and water.
6. Narrow belts of strong winds at high altitudes which blow near the top of the troposphere.
7. Cool breezes at night caused by differences in heating and cooling rates of land and water.
8. The deflection of air masses resulting from Earth’s eastward rotation.
9. Winds that blow from the North and South Poles.
10. The
are shown by the purple rectangles. (picture to the left)
11. The
are shown by the blue rectangle. (picture to the left)
12. The
are shown by the red rectangles. (picture to the left)
13. The
are shown by the yellow rectangles. (picture to the left)
14. Planes can use the jet stream to their advantage when flying
in the US.
15. Planes avoid the jet stream to when flying
in the US.
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