Coriolis Effect Flashcards
Air presure is the…
Result of air pushing down on an area closer to earth
The atmosphere is….
Heavy
Is a major factor in our weather
Heat
Thermometers work becouse…
Liquid expands when they are heated and shrink when cooled
Earth is heated be…
Suns rays
Air a over earth is heated by…
Earths surface
Warm air….
Rises
Equals
Low presure
Cooler Air…
Sinks
Equals
High presure
Wind is…
Horizontal movement of air from high presure to an area of low presure
Wind is caused by…
Difference in air presure
Warm air rises at the…
Equator
Cold air sinks at the..,
South Pole
In northern hemisphere winds are curved to the…
Right
In the Southern Hemisphere winds are curbed to the..,
Left
The jet stream is…
Located 10 kilos above earths surface
Bands of high speed winds
Generally blows from west to east
Travis earth moving north and south in a wavy path
