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8th unit 04
global weather pattern
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| air pressure | the force exterted by the atmosphere on earth's surface by the wight of the air above the surface |
| anemometer | a scientific tool used to measure wind speed |
| atmosphere | the layer og gas surrounding the planet that is held in place by gravity |
| convection | heat transfer caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluids and the falling of cooler denser fluids |
| coriolis effect | the apperant deflection of moving air, as seen by an observer on earth, as a result of earth's 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 becoms |
| wind | a natural movement of air, sometimes with considerable force, from an area of high density and pressure to an area of low density and pressure. |