'Wind belts' presentation slideshows

Soil Formation

Soil Formation. What is Soil? Soil is a combination of particles of rocks, minerals, and organic matter produced through the weathering process. What process makes soil?. Weathering and Organic Decay. What is Organic Matter?. Organic Matter is materials which have come from Living Things.

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Global Winds

Global Winds. 6 th Grade Science. Air Movement. Wind is the horizontal movement of air caused by differences in air pressure. The air moves from H igh Air Pressure to L ow Air Pressure. The greater the difference, the faster the wind moves. Cause for the differences in Air Pressure.

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Non rotating planet

Non rotating planet. Rotating planet. Wind belts: symmetric case, and then land effects. Angular momentum. Change in length of day (10 -3 s). time. Length of the day varies by milliseconds due to climate. Wind as a function of latitude and height. Dec/Jan/Feb. Jun/Jul/Aug.

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Winds

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The Atmosphere

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WIND

WIND. Including Lab: Make a ping pong ball anemometer. Wind. Wind occurs when the flow of air over the Earth's surface is unevenly heated. Warm air expands, becoming lighter. When this happens, the air rises.

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Energy in the Atmosphere

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Winds

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Weather Fronts

Weather Fronts. Part 2 Mrs. Nagrone. Objectives. You will have the understanding of how air masses and the collision of air masses cause weather conditions. You will also be able to identify which air masses, global wind belts, and types of fronts usually control weather in the US.

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Wind Why air moves Pressure Belts

Wind Why air moves Pressure Belts. Moving air Wind is created by differences in air pressure The greater the difference, the faster the wind moves The difference in air pressure is generally caused by unequal heating of the earth

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1. List the two wind belts that drive the surface currents in the North Atlantic (for example). (2 pts)

Quiz Chapter 9:. 1. List the two wind belts that drive the surface currents in the North Atlantic (for example). (2 pts) 2. The eastern and western boundary currents are not directly wind driven, they result from geostrophic flow around the gyres. T/F (1 pt):

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