Wind Basics
Local Winds
Atmosphere Layers
Heat Transfer
100
All winds are caused by differences in this.
What is air pressure?
100
At the beach, this substance heats up and cools off much more slowly than land.
What is water?
100

Jet airplanes like to fly in this layer in order to avoid weather

What is the stratosphere?

100
In hot air, these move faster and farther apart than in cool air, making the air less dense. 

What are molecules? 

200
Wind occurs because of this object's uneven heating of the atmosphere.
What is the sun?
200
During the day, the land is much warmer than the ocean which results in this type of wind that blows from the water onto the land.
What is a sea breeze?
200

The ozone layer is found in this layer

What is the stratosphere?

200
This type of heat transfer occurs when hot air rises and cooler air sinks.
What is convection?
300

How does wind travel? (Think about pressure)

High pressure to low pressure 

300
This type of local wind happens when the water is warmer than the land.
What is a land breeze?
300

The layer where meteors are destroyed

What is the mesosphere? 

300
This type of heat transfer happens when heat moves directly between objects that are in direct contact, like a skillet on a hot stove burner.
What is conduction?
400

What is the coriolis effect?

The curving of winds due to earth's rotation on its axis

400

Seasonal change in direction of the strongest winds of an area, often bringing strong winds and heavy rains

What is a monsoon?

400

The layer where the atmosphere pressure is highest

What is the troposphere?

400

Air heating and rising, then cooling and sinking creates this. 

What is a convection current? 

500

What happens to the number of air molecules as we increase altitude?

The number of air molecules decrease

500
In this type of coastal wind, the air pressure is higher over the water than on the land.
What is a sea breeze?
500

The layer where the aurora lights are found

What is the thermosphere? 

500
This type of heat transfer happens when heat travels directly through electromagnetic waves.
What is radiation?
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