1 / 9

Wind

Wind . Caused by... uneven heating of the Earth’s surface Winds are named by the direction they blow from. Direction indicated by... wind vane Speed measured with... anemometer. Wind Chill Factor. Increased cooling caused by wind. Local Winds. Sea Breeze Land Breeze.

sheri
Download Presentation

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. Wind • Caused by... uneven heating of the Earth’s surface • Winds are named by the direction they blow from. • Direction indicated by... wind vane • Speed measured with... anemometer

  2. Wind Chill Factor • Increased cooling caused by wind.

  3. Local Winds • Sea Breeze • Land Breeze

  4. Global Winds • Winds that blow steadily from a specific direction over long distances. • Caused by... Uneven heating Where is there uneven heating on a large scale?

  5. How would the wind blow given a hotter equator and cooler poles?

  6. Coriolis Effect • The change that Earth’s rotation causes in the motion of objects and that explains how the winds curve.

  7. Which global wind affects the U.S. the most? • The Westerlies • Why are they called the Westerlies? • They blow from the west.

More Related