Rebecca Flashcards

Jetstream

a fast moving river of high altitude air in earths atmosphere that flows from west to east

Global winds

a steady air current that blow continuously across vast areas of the earth and major belts

Trade winds

steady predictable winds that blow from east to west across earths tropical and subtropical regions spanning from about 30 degrees altitude to the equator

Prevailing winds

the dominant wind directions and speeds that routinely blow in a partial region or area of the earth

Global atmosphere circulation

a large scale movement of air that redistributes thermal energy across the earth

Sea breeze

a cool local wind that blows from ocean or large lake onto land during the day

Land breeze

local wind that blows from the land out towards a body of water usually at night or early in the morning

Barometric pressure

the force exerted by the weight of the air molecules in earths atmosphere pressuring down on the surface

Global wind pattern

large scale movement of air driven by the uneven heating of the earth surface by the sun and rotation of the earth

Temperature

a physical measure of how hot or cold something is based on the average movement energy of its tiny particles

Conduction

heat transfer by direct contact

Convention

the transfer of thermal energy by movement of particles within matter

Radiation

heat transfer by electromagnetic

Thermal energy

heat transfer by heat