Weather and Coriolis Effect

The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.

• Solar energy

• Greenhouse effect

• Weather

• Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Fast moving ribbons of air that move from west to east in the Northern Hemisphere around Earth.

• Convection currents

• Jet streams

• Gulf streams

• Land and Sea breezes

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the effect of the Earth’s rotation on the path of air and water; causes the path to curve

• Air mass

• Air pressure

• Convection current

• Coriolis effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

an area where two air masses with different temperatures and pressures meet

• Weather front

• Anemometer

• Coriolis effect

• Prevailing winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

period during which surface waters in the Pacific are unusually warm; impacts temperature and rainfall in the U.S.

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Coriolis effect

• Deep ocean currents

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narrow band of high speed wind high in the atmosphere; moves west to east in the Northern Hemisphere

• Plane river

• Weather front

• Ionosphere

• Jet stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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global wind located at mid-latitude; mostly blows in one direction

• Doldrums

• Prevailing winds

• Pineapple express

• Typhoons

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What symbol is this?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A _____ is a large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.

• blizzard

• cold front

• tornado 

• hurricane

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Which of the following best describes the Coriolis Effect?

• A force that causes objects to move in a straight line

• A phenomenon that causes moving air and water to turn and twist

• A process that increases the temperature of the Earth's surface

• A method to measure atmospheric pressure

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