WINDS!
By Ashley Chanco!
General Information About WINDS!
The stuff that blows in the air and gets you cold! or IS IT the air?
The FORCE!?
The answer is... NEITHER!
Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to the areas of low pressure! :D
MORE BOUT' WINDS
VOCABULARY!:
Anemometer;a device that has three or four cups that spin on a pole;used to measure wind speed!
Anemometer
MEASURE ME!!
Global and Local Winds
LOCAL WINDS! What's that about?
Land breeze- A wind that blows from land towards a body of water.
GLOBAL WINDS! Cool, it's global!
Global winds in the Southern hemisphere- Turn to the right
GLobal winds in the Northern hemisphere- Turn to the left
ALL THE GLOBAL WINDS UNITE!!!
Horse Latitudes- These winds are at 30' north and south latitude, and are very weak.
Trade winds- These winds lie in between 0' and 30' latitude VERY strong winds used for trading goods from around the country by sailors.
Jet stream- Is a band of very strong winds in the upper troposphere. Airplanes use these to travel while saving fuel! WIN-WIN!!
Prevailing Westerlies- These winds lie between 30' and 60' north and south latitude and blow from the west
Polar Easterlies- These winds blow from the north and south pole