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World Wind Belts
Review of the world's wind belts.
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Science
7th Grade
09/29/2009

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How are winds named?
Definition
All wind is named for the direction from which it came from
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The Coriolis Effect
Definition
the phenomenon that objects moving toward the equator from the north and south turn west due to the rotation of the earth
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doldrums
Definition
an area of low pressure near the equator were the warm air rises straight up.
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horse lattitude
Definition
an area of high-pressure located 30 degrees north and 30 degrees south of the equator.
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Trade winds
Definition
the winds that are created between the high pressure of the horse latitudes (at 30 degrees north and 30 degrees south of the equator) and the low pressure of the doldrums
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Prevailing Westerlies
Definition
– Winds that exist from 30 degrees to 60 degrees both above and below the equator
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Polar Easterlies
Definition
A wind belt that forms from the north and south poles to 60 degrees. This air moves from the east, so it is called an easterly.
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Jet stream
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a narrow band of strong wind that blows from the west to the east.
Term
The windbelt that effects us here in the Ohio valley.
Definition
Prevailing westerlies
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This is where jet streams form
Definition
between masses of warm and cold air.
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