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8th unit 4
global weather patterns
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Air pressure | The force exerted by the earths surface pressure |
| anemometer | a scientific tool used to measure wind speed |
| atmosphere | the layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity |
| convection | heat transfer caused by the rising of hotter less dense fluids and the failing of cooler denser fluids |
| Coriolis effect | the apparent deflection of moving air as seen by an observer on earth as a result of earths rotation |
| radiation | the transfer of energy by the movement of electromagnetic waves or subatomic particles |
| thermal energy | the total kinetic motion energy of the tiny particles that make up matter; the faster the particles move, the warmer the matter becomes |
| wind | a natural movement of air sometimes with considerable force from an area of high denstiy and pressure |