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DDE Wind & Tornadoes
Wind & Tornadoes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a rapidly, whirling funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch Earth's surface | tornado |
| certain states in the US have a relatively high frequency of tornadoes, scientists refer to this geographic region as this | Tornado Alley |
| scientists aren't sure what causes tornadoes but they know they start as this | thunderstorms |
| what scientists look at to compare the frequency of tornadoes in different states | data |
| produce a pattern of calm areas and wind belts around the Earth | the Coriolis Effect and other factors |
| examples of global winds | prevailing westerlies, polar easterlies, trade winds |
| winds that are created by temperature differences between the equator and poles | global winds |
| areas on Earth with very little to no wind, a.k.a. calm areas | the Doldrums and Horse Latitudes |
| a breeze coming from the sea toward land | sea breeze |
| a breeze coming from the land moving toward the sea | land breeze |
| during the day, air over _________ heats up more quickly than air over water | land |
| sea breezes blow when the land air is ______________ than the ocean air | warmer |
| _____________________ occur over short distances while global winds cover long distances | local winds |
| __________________ are due to unequal heating in the atmosphere which causes air pressure differences | global winds |
| these are caused by differences in air pressure caused by unequal thermal energy | winds |
| _________ air has lower air pressure than _________ air | warm, cold |
| ___________ air has higher air pressure than ___________ air | cold, warm |
| ________ air is less dense than ________ air | warm, cold |
| ______ air is more dense than _______ air | cold, warm |
| _______ air rises because it is less dense and has lower air pressure | warm |
| ______ air sinks because it is more dense and has higher air pressure | cold |
| what the energy transferred from a hotter object to a cooler one is referred to | heat |
| the total energy of motion in the molecules of a substance | thermal energy |
| Heat is transferred on Earth in 3 different ways. One way allows the heat to transfer as electromagnetic waves called.... | radiation |
| the direct transfer of heat from one substance to another when touching | conduction |
| the transfer of heat by the movement of fluids | convection |
| air near the surface of the Earth is heated by radiation from the sun and ______________ of heat from the ground to the air | conduction |
| as the air near the ground is heated, it becomes less dense and rises, heating the air above the ground by ____________________ | convection |
| the Earth's atmosphere is _________________ by radiation from the sun and then later through conduction and convection | heated |
| ___________________ high pressure air moves in under __________________ low pressure air | colder, warmer |
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