main vocabulary
wind
the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
westerlies
blow between 30 degrees latitude and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres
sea breeze
Happens during the day, blows from sea to land.
energy
the ability to cause change
atmosphere
a mixture of gases that surrounds Earth's surface
Coriolis effect
the apparent curving of the path of a moving object from a straight path due to Earth's rotation.
trade winds
blow between 30 degrees and the equator in both hemispheres
land breeze
Happens at night, blows from land to sea.
kinetic energy
energy due to motion
air pressure
the measure of the force with which air molecules push on an area of a surface
global winds
the wind system occur at or near Earth's surface
polar easterlies
blow between the pole and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres
wind
H->L
potential energy
energy due to position, composition, and condition
1. temperature
2. thermal energy
1. average kinetic energy
2. total kinetic energy
jet streams
narrow belts of high speed winds that blow from west to east
doldrums
trade of both hemispheres meet in a clam area near the equator
valley breeze
happens during the day
forms of energy
mechanical, sound, electromagnetic, electric, nuclear, thermal, and chemical
thermal expansion
increase in volume in results of an increase in temperature
local winds
the movements of air over short distances
global winds
named after the direction the come from
mountain breeze
happens at night
energy transformation
one form of energy -> another form of energy
heat
the energy that is transferred between objects that are at different temperatures