the horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
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• The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
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• Differences in air pressure– Heating of the air , decreases pressure. Warm air
rises creating a low pressure– Cool air rushes in to replace the warm air. Cooler,
dense air produces a high pressure– As air goes from high to low pressure, winds form
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• Described by direction & speed
• The name of a wind tells where it is coming from
• Wind speed is measured with a anemometer
• Wind-chill factor is the increased cooling that a wind can cause
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• Blow over short distances• Caused by unequal heating of the Earth’s
surface within a small area• Two types– Sea Breezes: winds that blow from a body of
water onto land– Land Breezes: winds that blow from land to a
body of water
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• Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances
• Created by unequal heating of the Earth’s surface• Produced by the movement of air pressure
between the equator and the North & South Poles
• Coriolis Effect: the way Earth’s rotation makes winds curve– Northern Hemisphere: winds curve to the right– Southern Hemisphere: winds curve to the left
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• Doldrums: regions near the equator with little or no winds. Calm and weak
• Trade Winds: warm air rising from the equator cools and sinks. Located between 30°N & S of equator. Calm, few clouds, little rain fall
• Prevailing Westerlies: located in the belt from 30-60° latitude in both hemispheres. Strong winds. Impacts US weather
• Polar Easterlies: cooling takes place between 50-60° latitude as approaching the poles. Cold, weak winds. Impacts US weather
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• Bands of high-speed winds about 10 km above Earth’s surface (upper Troposphere)
• Blow from west to east at speeds of 200-400 km/hr
• Help to move storms• Referred to as head or tail winds (flight)
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• Create an Acrostic Poem using Global Winds