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Wind In The Atmosphere

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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WIND IN THE ATMOSPHERE

BY: Holly and Lauren
Photo by Werner Kunz
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THE MOVEMENT OF AIR

  • Source of energy that causes air movement
  • Convection cells in earth's atmosphere cause high and low pressure belts
  • Coriolis effect
Photo by amadeus fotografi
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SOURCE OF ENERGY

  • Sun
Photo by Alessandro Pinna
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CONVECTION CELLS

  • Warm air rises
  • Cool air sinks
  • Creating low and high pressure belts
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CORIOLIS EFFECT

  • Curving of the path of a moving object
  • Resulting in earths rotation
Photo by Ludovico Cera
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GLOBAL WINDS

  • Two factors that produce global winds
  • Three major global wind systems
  • Jet streams
Photo by Matt. Create.
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TWO FACTORS

  • Pressure belts
  • Coriolis effect
Photo by MightyBoyBrian
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THREE MAJOR GLOBAL WIND SYSTEMS

  • Trade winds
  • Westerlies
  • Polar easterlies
Photo by kevin dooley
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JET STREAMS

  • High speed winds
  • In upper troposphere
Photo by Ardboline
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LOCAL WINDS

  • Sea breeze
  • Land breeze
  • Valley breeze
  • Mountain breeze
Photo by -Reji
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ALL LOCAL WINDA

  • Move short distances
  • Release and absorb energy differently
  • Land and sea breezes
  • Mountain and valley breezes
Photo by marcp_dmoz

Holly Willock