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Ben And Rohan

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WINDS

Bye Rohan and Ben

GLOBAL WINDS

  • Pressure belts and the Coriolis effect
  • Easterlies,westerlies,polar winds they blow east to west and west to east
  • Jet streams are bands of high speed winds
Photo by kretyen

THE MOVEMENT OF AIR

  • Air moves because when cold air sinks hot air rises and creates wind
  • The rising and sinking air creates convection cells which create convection belts
  • The Coriolis effect is the curving of the path of moving objects
Photo by David Reece

LOCAL WINDS

Local winds mover short distances and are variable in direction
Photo by Nieve44/Luz