U5.S2.B4: Explain the formations and movements of air masses. 1. Wind formation -temperature, density, and pressure gradient differences 2. Air Masses -fronts -prevailing winds -jet streams -air masses: continental, maritime, polar & tropical 3. Land & Sea Breezes 4. Measurement of wind (i.e., anemometer) 5. Coriolis force (effect)
Wind Formation
1. Where does wind get the majority of its energy? In other words, explain how the Sun is the main force in creating wind.
2. Explain the causes of Earth's global win belts. Use your knowledge of uneven heating by the Sun, changes in the density of air, and differences in pressure gradients.
3. Draw and label a diagram to show how wind forms.
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10. What form of heat transfer causes land and sea breezes? (convection, conduction, or radiation)
11. which way does the wind blow during a sea breeze?
12. Explain why air moves from the ocean to land during a sea-breeze. Answer the question by explaining differences in Differences in specific heat, differences in temperatures, and differences in pressures between land and water.