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Weather Vocab

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Thermal Energy The sum of the kinetic energy and the potential energy of the particles that make up the object.
Energy Ability to do work, which is the ability to exert a force causing displacement of an object.
Convection The movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity , which consequently results in transfer of heat.
Jet Stream A fast, narrow current of air flowing from west to east that encircles the globe.
Coriolis Effect The deflection of an object moving on or near the surface caused by the planet's spin.
Global Winds Winds that occur in belts that go all around the planet.
Trade Winds The wind that flows towards the equator from the north-east in the Northern Hemisphere or from the south-east in Southern Hemisphere.
Westerlies The prevailing winds blowing from the west on the poleward sides of the hoarse latitudes, often bringing depressions and anticyclones.
Polar Easterlies The dry, cold prevailing winds that blow around the high-pressure areas of the polar highs at the North and south poles.
Doldrums The belt around the Earth near the equator where sailing ships sometimes get stuck on windless waters.
Horse Latitudes Subtropical regions known for calm winds and little precipitation.
Local Wind Patterns Air that flows over a smaller area of the Earth due to differences in air pressure.
SeaBreeze A local wind system characterized by a flow from sea to land during the day.
Land Breeze A local wind system characterized by a flow from land to water late at night.
Atmosphere A layer of gas and suspended solids extending from the Earths surface up many thousands of miles.
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