Weather Patterns Flashcards
Convection currents
A currents in fluid that results from convection
Sea breeze
And breeze that blows from the sea to the land
Land breeze
A breeze that blows from the land to the sea
Corilolous effect
The rotation the of earth causing objects in the northern hemisphere to deflect to the right
Jet stream
A band of fast wind cause by different temperature
Trade winds
Wind that blows toward the equator it bring wind to from the poles to the tropics
doldrums
A spot near the equator where there are few winds
Prevailing winds
Wind blowing away from the equator and bringing warm air]s to the poles
Prevailing westerlies
Wind blowing away from the equator, they blow west to east
Polar easterlies
Found near the poles, west to east
El Nino
Band of warm ocean temperatures that develop off of South America
La Nina
Band of cold ocean temperatures that develop off of the coast of america
Golf stream
Warm air rising to the poles in the Atlantic oceans
