Wind Flashcards

Front

pressure gradient

Back

the rate that air pressure changes with the distance. Moves air from high pressure to low pressure areas

Front

Coriolis effect

Back

The deflection of the path of a movingobject over the earth’s surface due to the earth’srota-tion. Objects in the Northern Hemisphere are deflected to the right; those in the Southern Hemisphere are deflected to the left.

Front

friction

Back

the force opposing the direction of the wind

Front

cyclone

Back

winds circling the low-pressure zone counterclockwise

Front

anticyclone

Back

winds flowing a high-pressure zone in a clockwise direction

Front

trade winds

Back

The flowing air from 0°- 30° latitude; part flowing back toward the Equator and the rest flowing toward the pole

Front

prevailing westerlies

Back

winds flowing from the west between 30°-60° latitude

Front

polar easterlies

Back

winds flowing from the east from 60° latitude to the poles