wind – air that moves horizontally
convection cell – a pattern of
rising and falling air, sinking air,
and winds caused by unequal
heating and cooling of the air
convection cell – a pattern of
rising and falling air, sinking air,
and winds caused by unequal
heating and cooling of the air
convection cell – a pattern of
rising and falling air, sinking air,
and winds caused by unequal
heating and cooling of the air
sea breeze – a wind that blows
from the sea toward the land
sea breeze – a wind that blows
from the sea toward the land
land breeze – a wind that blows
from the land toward the sea
sea breezes vs. land breezes
Coriolis effect – no matter which way the wind blows, it
will always pull toward the right in the northern
hemisphere, and to the left in southern hemisphere.
Coriolis effect – no matter which way the wind blows, it
will always pull toward the right in the northern
hemisphere, and to the left in southern hemisphere.
isobar – a line on a map connecting places with equal
air pressure
hygrometer - an instrument that
measures relative humidity.
thermometer - an instrument that
measures temperature
rain gauge - an instrument that
measures temperature
weather vane- an instrument that
wind direction
anemometer - an instrument that
measures wind SPEED
barometer - an instrument that
measures air pressure
low pressure system- a weather
system that usually brings rainy
weather.
high pressure system – a weather
system that brings fair weather.
El Nino - an abnormal warming of surface ocean
waters in the eastern tropical Pacific, is one part of
what's called the Southern Oscillation.
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El Nino - an abnormal warming of surface ocean
waters in the eastern tropical Pacific, is one part of
what's called the Southern Oscillation.
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La Nina - an irregularly occurring movement of deep
cold water to the ocean surface along the western
coast of South America that often occurs after an El
Niño and that disrupts weather patterns especially in
a manner opposite that of an El Niño
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Jet Stream - a long narrow wandering current of highspeed winds blowing from a generally westerly
direction several miles above the earth's surface
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Gulf Stream - warm current of the Atlantic Ocean
flowing from Gulf of Mexico NE along coast of U.S. to
Nantucket Island and from there eastward
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