heat & wind by: mrs. wisher write everything in blue!
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Heat
• The movement of heat in the atmosphere causes changes in weather.
• The sun’s energy travels as electromagnetic waves.
• Some of the sun’s energy is absorbed by the atmosphere.
3 Types of Heat Transfer
• radiation – the transfer of heat through empty space from the sun
• conduction – the transfer of heat through touch
• convection – the transfer of heat through the movement of molecules
Winds
• Wind is the horizontal movement of air• Winds are caused by the unequal heating of
the atmosphere• Winds will travel from an area of high pressure
to low pressure
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Measuring Winds
• anemometer – measures wind speed with cup-like devices
• the faster is spins, the faster the wind is blowing
• wind-chill factor – increased cooling felt by wind
Land Breeze
• land breeze – breeze that occurs at night as the land quickly cools and becomes cooler than the water
Global Winds• Winds that blow steadily from
specific directions over long distances.
• The sun hits the equator at a straight angle so it heats the surface stronger.
• The sun’s rays hit the poles at an angle which spreads the heat so it is cooler.
• The movement of air between the equator and the poles produces global winds.
Coriolis Effect
• Coriolis Effect – the way Earth rotates creates a curve to the Earth’s winds
• All winds travel to the right in the Northern hemisphere
Major Global Wind Types
• Doldrums – area of low pressure at the equator with little motion
• Horse Latitudes – calm warm air from the equator that moves north and south
• Trade Winds – winds that blow easterly towards the equator
• Prevailing Westerlies – winds that are turned towards the east by the Coriolis Effect
• Polar Easterlies – cold air from the poles outwards