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Atmospere
Patterns of Circulation in the atmosphere
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Coriolis effect | the effect of Earth rotation on the direction of winds and currents |
| climate | the average annual condition of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area |
| moderate | is to make something become less extreme or severe |
| Three ways heat is transferred to the Earth's Surface | convection, conduction and radiation |
| uneven heating | because of the Earth's surface is curved, it is heated unevenly by solar energy. Near the equator, more solar energy strikes a area of Earths surface than near the poles(North & South) |
| Why does the sun not heat the Earth's atmosphere and surface evenly | this is due to the earth's tilt , is spherical shape and uneven distribution of land & water |
| heat is transferred from the sun as | electromagnetic waves or radiation |
| Wind | The horizontal movement of air from high pressure to an area of low pressure |
| local wind | air that blows short distances |
| global winds | occur over a much larger area |
| doldrums | are a calm area at the equator where air warmed by the sun rises into the atmosphere |
| Horse Latitudes | are two calm areas north and south of the equator where cooler air stops moving toward the poles and sinks |
| Polar easterlies | blow cold air away from the poles as air sinks at the poles and flows back to the lowered latitudes |
| prevailing westerlies | blow from west to east and away from the house latitudes |
| Trade winds | blow from the horse Latitudes to the coldest |
| weather | refers to the conditions in the atmosphere at a specific time and place |
| Climate Regions (Earth's climates are classified into five major -types of regions | -POLAR -CONTINENTAL -DRY -TEMPERATE -TROPICAL |
| conduction | The transfer of heat from a warmer object or material to a cooler one through direct contact(ex. The sun heats the ground, and the warm ground transfers heat to rocks or other objects touching it (direct contact) |
| convection | Transfer of heat by the movement of warmer and coolermaterials (heat transfers through movement) Remember WarmAirRises CoolAir Sinks. Think warm day earth is hot , the ocean is cool . The cool air from ocean moves into replace warm air creating seabreez |
| radiation | Heat transfers through electromagnetic waves |
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