Download Review Sheet (Earth`s Atmosphere 2.1 and 2.2)

Weather
Reviewing Movement of Air in the Atmosphere (Sections 2.1 and 2.2)
For your “Thing” on Sections 2.1 and 2.2, be sure you are comfortable with the following:
VOCABULARY
weather
air pressure
barometer
Coriolis Effect
global winds
jet streams
monsoons
wind
DIAGRAMS
Vertical Column of the atmosphere (pg. 44)
Where is the air more dense? less dense?
Where is there greater air pressure? less air pressure?
How Wind Forms (pg. 48)
Cool air sinks  high pressure; Warm air rises  low pressure
Air moves from areas of high pressure to low pressure
How Earth’s Rotation Affects Wind Direction (pg. 49)
What path would wind take without Coriolis Effect?
Path with Coriolis Effect? Northern/Southern Hemisphere differs how?
Local Winds: Sea Breeze and Land Breeze (pg. 53)
Major differences between the two? Where is it warmer in each?
Remember: Cool air always sinks (more dense) and
Warm air always rises (less dense)
Weather
Reviewing Movement of Air in the Atmosphere (Sections 2.1 and 2.2)
For your “Thing” on Sections 2.1 and 2.2, be sure you are comfortable with the following:
VOCABULARY
weather
air pressure
barometer
Coriolis Effect
global winds
jet streams
monsoons
wind
DIAGRAMS
Vertical Column of the atmosphere (pg. 44)
Where is the air more dense? less dense?
Where is there greater air pressure? less air pressure?
How Wind Forms (pg. 48)
Cool air sinks  high pressure; Warm air rises  low pressure
Air moves from areas of high pressure to low pressure
How Earth’s Rotation Affects Wind Direction (pg. 49)
What path would wind take without Coriolis Effect?
Path with Coriolis Effect? Northern/Southern Hemisphere differs how?
Local Winds: Sea Breeze and Land Breeze (pg. 53)
Major differences between the two? Where is it warmer in each?
Remember: Cool air always sinks (more dense) and
Warm air always rises (less dense)