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Weather #2

global warming and winds

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List 3 greenhouse gases. carbon dioxide methane water vapor
Are nitrogen and oxygen greenhouse gasses? NO--they are what makes up most of the atmosphere (greenhouse gasses make up less than 1% of our air)
If there is too much greenhouse gasses in the air, what happens? (2 words) global warming
Global warming leads to _________ icecaps and sea level __________. melting icecaps and sea level rises
_______ is the horizontal movement of air. WIND
Air moves from ________ pressure to _______ pressure. HIGH pressure to LOW pressure
______________ measures wind speed. Anemometer
_____________ measures wind direction Wind vane
Why do you feel cooler on a windy day? (2 words) wind chill
What causes wind? ....differences in _________ differences in PRESSURE (can also say differences in temperature)
The earth spins (rotates) which makes winds appear to bend (veer) to the right in the northern hemisphere. This is called the _________ ________. Coriolis Effect
When air blows from the ocean, it's called a _______ breeze. sea
When air blow from the beach, it's called a _______ breeze. land
A sea breeze happens because the land heats up faster during the daytime. (true or false) true
_________________ happens when gases like carbon dioxide absorb's the sun's IR radiation that turn into heat so we don't freeze to death at night. The greenhouse effect
Changes in temperature on the earth's surface cause changes in ________________ (which causes winds to form). air pressure
Georgia and most of the United States are part of which global wind system? Prevailing Westerlies
Areas near the equator are part of which global wind system? The Trade Winds
Land (sand) heats up ___________ than water. Land (sand) cools down _________ than water. faster, faster
Water heats up ____________ than land. Water cools down ____________ than land. slower, slow (it takes several months for the oceans to heat up in the summer)
Created by: mcmullan
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