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Do you know your Winds? Raise your hand and no foldables!
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What creates wind? Differences in air pressure
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What causes the differences in air pressure? Uneven heating of the Earth’s surface
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What two types or categories of winds are there? Global winds & Local winds
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What wind am I? I’m found in the UPPER troposphere & LOWER stratosphere I am narrow belts of high speed winds My winds blow at over 300 mph I am important to pilots and weather people I AM THE JET STREAM
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What wind am I? 1.How do you know that... Explain it! 2.Can you explain WHY this is happening? LAND BREEZE
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What wind am I? I’m in an area of high pressure I’m found along the 30 0 North and 30 0 South latitudes I am weak! I am named for letting the Pony’s frolic in the oceans I AM THE HORSE LATITUDES
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What wind am I? 1.How do you know that... Explain it! 2.Can you explain WHY this is happening? MOUNTAIN BREEZE
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What wind am I? I AM THE POLAR EASTERLIES
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What wind am I? I start in the WEST and blow EAST. I’m found between the 30 0 and 60 0 latitudes in both hemispheres I helped traders RETURN to Europe. You live in my wind belt!!! I AM THE WESTERLIES
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What wind am I? 1.How do you know that... Explain it! 2.Can you explain WHY this is happening? SEA BREEZE
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What wind am I? I am found in an area of low pressure. I am found near the equator. I don’t have a lot of energy – so very little wind. My name means “Foolish” & sailors avoided me! I AM THE DOLDRUMS
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What wind am I? 1.How do you know that... Explain it! 2.Can you explain WHY this is happening? VALLEY BREEZE
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What wind am I? I AM THE TRADE WINDS
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I start in the EAST and blow WEST. (NE to SW) I am cold. I am found between the POLES and 60 0 latitudes in both hemispheres I AM THE POLAR EASTERLIES
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Why don’t the winds blow in a straight line? The Coriolis Effect
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What wind am I? I start in the EAST and blow WEST. I blow from 30 0 to the equator in both hemispheres. I was used by early traders to sail from Europe to the Americas. I AM THE TRADE WINDS
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What wind am I? I AM THE DOLDRUMS
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