How does the sun heat the air and Earth
Types of winds and things that effect Wind
Dangerous weather in the U.S.
100
Contact with the sun rays (feeling the sun rays)
What is radiation?
100
Layer of gases that surround the earth and makes life possible for living things
What is atmosphere?
100
Rapidly
What is tornado?
200
Direct contact with something heated by sun (foot on pavement)
What is conduction?
200
Areas of world are different (North America has Maritime Polar and Tropical Continent Polar and Tropical
What is local winds?
300
Heating rising, cooling falling of fluid (air, water, mantle)
What is convection?
300
Moving from area of high pressure to area of low pressure
What is presure gradiant?
400
Air moving from area of high pressure to area of low pressure.
What is wind?
400
Spinning of earth causes wind to turn and accelerate
What is Coriolis effect?
500
The sun unevenly heats the earth and the atmosphere
What is causes of weather?
500
Earth is rough causes winds to change direction
What is friction?
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