Convection
Air that becomes more dense.
What is cool air?
These winds are responisble for moving Weather patterns across the US
Prevailing Westerlies
The Coriolis effect does what?
It causes the wind to curve
The time of day a land breeze happens
What is at night?
Earth tends to be warmest near the ________________
Equator
It becomes less dense and rises
What is hot air?
These wind move from East to West near the Poles
Polar Easterlies
The Coriolis effect is also called the Coriolis Force True or false
True
You are standing on a pier at the beach during the day, the wind is blowing from the ________.
What is the sea?
Earth tends to be coolest near the________
Poles
It is the air cycle that happens when air cools down, becomes more dense and falls to the Earth where it heats up and rise back to the atmosphere
What is Convection?
Location of trade winds.
What is near the equator?
Ture or False- The Coriolis Effect causes the water in your sinks and toilets to turn a certain direction?
False
The energy transfer that occurs to heat air during a land and sea breeze
What is conduction?
The Earth is warmer near the equator because the sun does what?
Hits it more directly
An example of convection can occur in the air or in the water
What is an example of Convection?
at the latitude of 60 what wind blows
the polar easterlies occur at the latitude of 60
How does the Coriolis effect work
The Coriolis effect describes the pattern of deflection taken by objects not firmly connected to the ground as they travel long distances around Earth. ... The key to the Coriolis effect lies in Earth's rotation.
The high density air is over the __________ during a land breeze.
What is the land beeze
Warmer air molecules are : closer together or futher apart?
Further apart
While not really considered convection, this vertical circulation of water process acts similarly by bringing deep, cold water to the surface.
Upwelling
Where are the doldrum located?
Near the Equator
What part of Earth is spinning the fastest?
The Equator
Differences in air pressure cause_____
Wind
Wind is caused by _________ ________ of Earth's surface
Uneven Heating