1 / 19

Pressure and Wind

Pressure and Wind. ©Mark Place, 2009-2010 www.LearnEarthScience.com. What instrument is used to measure:. wind speed. air pressure. anemometer. barometer. [ORIGIN from Greek anemos ‘wind’]. [ORIGIN from Greek baros ‘weight’]. How are winds named?. The direction from which

jersey
Download Presentation

Pressure and Wind

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Pressure and Wind ©Mark Place, 2009-2010 www.LearnEarthScience.com

  2. What instrument is used to measure: wind speed air pressure anemometer barometer [ORIGIN from Greek anemos ‘wind’] [ORIGIN from Greek baros ‘weight’]

  3. How are winds named? The direction from which they come

  4. What causes wind? diferences in pressure

  5. Which pressure gradient would result in greater wind velocity?

  6. Convert the following measurements using the chart on page 13 of the ESRTs. 29.73 997 30.18 994

  7. Wind blows from areas of to areas of high pressure low pressure

  8. Draw the relationship between air pressure and air density.

  9. In a high pressure area, air will (rise, sink) because the air is (less, more) dense. This is because the air is (cold, warm) and (rises, sinks). Therefore, clouds CANNOT form.

  10. In a low pressure area, air will (rise, sink) because the air is (less, more) dense. This is because the air is (cold, warm) and (rises, sinks). Therefore, clouds are LIKELY to form.

  11. Correctly draw the direction of wind flow around both a high and a low pressure area in the NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.

  12. warm cold rising sinking clouds no clouds clockwise counter clockwise toward away

  13. On the diagrams below, label which one represents a land breeze and which represents a sea breeze. Correctly label on each diagram where the high and low pressure areas would be found.

  14. On the diagrams below, label which one represents a land breeze and which represents a sea breeze. Correctly label on each diagram where the high and low pressure areas would be found. Sea Breeze (daytime) H L

  15. On the diagrams below, label which one represents a land breeze and which represents a sea breeze. Correctly label on each diagram where the high and low pressure areas would be found. Land Breeze (night time) L H

  16. What’s the relationship between wind and waves? direct (the stronger the wind, the bigger the waves)

  17. Using the chart on page 14, state the prevailing wind direction for each latitude below: southwest northwest northeast northeast

  18. Is air rising or sinking at the equator?

  19. Is air rising or sinking at 30°N?

More Related