Wind/ Ocean Current Notes
- Heat- energy that makes molecules move
-Temperature- measurement of movement
-Transferred from a hotter substance to colder substance
-Infrared Radiation is absorbed by planet or by us and turned into heat.
-Conduction, warmer substance transfers heat to cooler substance
-Solids conduct more heat, liquids conduct less
-Convection- warm air rises, cool air sinks
-infrared radiation is absorbed by the ground
-surface converts infrared radiation into thermal energy
-thermal energy heats up air and you get convection
-water takes a long time to heat up and a long time to cool down, land takes a short time to heat up and a short time to cool down
-when warm air rises it creates a low pressure area
-when cool air sinks it creates a high pressure area
-when cold air comes in and makes contact with the warm air it squeezes out water vapor because it has high air pressure
-prevailing wind- jet streams, trade winds
-Temperature- measurement of movement
-Transferred from a hotter substance to colder substance
-Infrared Radiation is absorbed by planet or by us and turned into heat.
-Conduction, warmer substance transfers heat to cooler substance
-Solids conduct more heat, liquids conduct less
-Convection- warm air rises, cool air sinks
-infrared radiation is absorbed by the ground
-surface converts infrared radiation into thermal energy
-thermal energy heats up air and you get convection
-water takes a long time to heat up and a long time to cool down, land takes a short time to heat up and a short time to cool down
-when warm air rises it creates a low pressure area
-when cool air sinks it creates a high pressure area
-when cold air comes in and makes contact with the warm air it squeezes out water vapor because it has high air pressure
-prevailing wind- jet streams, trade winds
Prevailing Winds
-Coriolis Effect: The rotation of the earth causes prevailing winds to change direction.