Global Winds Location
Where is Trade Winds located?
The equator
How does wind move in the Polar Easterlies?
Flows away from the poles.
How is wind direction measured?
From the direction the wind came form.
What is a land breeze?
When cool air sinks to the bottom of the ocean.
What is wind?
Moving large amounts of air.
Where is the Prevailing Westerlies located?
In the middle latitudes
What way does Trade Winds move?
From North to south.
Why is there a difference in air pressure?
Because there is a difference in temperature.
How are local winds caused?
By unequal heating of earths surface.
How do the trade winds curve?
West
Where is the Polar Easterlies located?
In the north and south poles.
What way does the Prevailing easterlies move?
From west to east.
How is the speed of wind measured?
Using a tool called an anemometer.
What is local wind?
Winds that blow over a small area.
How do prevailing westerlies curve?
Towards the poles.
What degree is trade winds at?
0 degrees
True or False: Trade winds move form east to north.
False
Why is the Coriolis Effect possible.
Because of the earths rotation.
How does sea breeze affect global winds?
The sea breeze goes from the ocean to the land and causes the land temperature to drop faster.
How do the polar easterlies curve?
East to West.
What degree is the polar easterlies located at.
60 degrees
True or False:Polar easterlies move away from the poles?
True
Why are winds never straight?
Because of the rotation of the earth.
Why does the direction of wind change in the middle of the day?
Cause temperatures change through out the day.
What is something that will never happen because of the earths rotation?
Wind moving in a straight line.