Global Circulation
Earth rotation/tilt
How/why does weather move?
Climate
Seasons
100
In what direction to jet streams travel in the United States?
From west to east.
100
Which part of the world is the hottest?
The equator.
100
What makes weather move?
Jet streams.
100
How does the position of the earth effect climate?
The side of the earth facing the sun will always be warmer.
100
What are the four seasons?
Summer, Winter, Autumn, Spring
200
What is a jet stream?
An extremely fast air current, typically around the tropopause.
200
What direction do jet streams travel in the southern hemisphere?
Counter-clockwise.
200
What is an air mass?
A large mass of air hundreds of miles wide that takes on the temperature of the earth below.
200
What is the climate like around the equator?
Warm and humid.
200
In which season would an equinox occur?
Spring and Autumn.
300
How does a front form?
Two air masses, typically one hot and one cold, clash together, forming a boundary, which is the front.
300
How do the hemispheres affect weather?
The winds in the northern hemisphere spin clockwise, whereas the winds in the southern hemisphere spin counter-clockwise.
300
Why does weather move?
The earth is always rotating, which changes the climate.
300
What is climate?
The general weather pattern of a region, lasting for long periods of time.
300
What is a season?
One of the four divisions of the year on earth, signified by weather patterns and the earth's position to the sun.
400
Which direction does wind travel in high-pressure systems?
Clockwise.
400
Where is the Coriolis effect most commonly found?
In wind-deflecting against jet streams.
400
How does weather move?
Weather is moved along by jet streams in the tropopause, and can also move in the form of an air mass or front.
400
What is the climate like in Seattle?
Mild, rainy, warmer in the Summer, cooler in the Winter
400
What is a solstice?
When the is its greatest distance from the equator
500
How can the prediction of global circulations help predict the weather?
When scientists use mathematics to predict the earth's circulations and rotations, it will help them predict the weather because scientist can use the earths position to calculate wind patterns, which allows them to predict where the weather will end up.
500
What is the Coriolis effect?
The effect that causes winds to move to the right or left according to the northern or southern poles.
500
How does the movement of weather affect daily life?
Because weather moves, the climate may change, which can change daily weather
500
Describe global warming.
Global warming is an occurrence in the earths atmosphere when the burning of specific materials, such as fossil fuels, causes the earth's surface temperature to rise.
500
What is an equinox?
A specific time in the year in which daytime and nighttime are the same length.
M
e
n
u