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WorksheetsWind Vocab
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
To ABSORB means to
To take out
To take back
To bounce back
To take in
Global winds appear to curve because of the spinning of the Earth
Global Wind Belts
The Coriolis Effect
Westerly Winds
Jet Stream
Warm convection region from the equator to 30 degrees latitude.
California current
Polar regions
Temperate region
Tropical Region
to REFLECT means to.......
To Take in
To keep under control
To Bounce back
I am rubber, you are glue, whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you
Warm global winds that blow from east to west in the tropical region.
Westerly winds
Subtropical jet stream
Trade winds
Global wind belts
Tropical, temperate, and polar (divided based on long term weather patterns)
Gulf Stream
Climate zones
California Current
Surface currents
Circulating cold and warm ocean water that influences climate of land masses.
Gulf Stream
Tropical regions
Surface currents
Land and sea breezes
Cold global winds that blow northeast to west in the polar region
Westerly winds
Polar winds
Polar jet stream
Trade winds
Flow of cold water that influences the western Pacific coast of the USA.
California Current
Gulf Stream
Tropical region
Land and Sea breezes
Process where the Earth's atmosphere traps heat from the sun.
Greenhouse Effect
Regulate
Reflect
Pinkhouse Effect
Convection region from 30 to 60 degrees latitude, weather changes with seasons.
Tropical Region
Surface Current
Polar Regions
Temperate Regions
Fast moving, narrow belt of air that changes weather as it changes position, move west to east in the northern hemisphere.
Subtropical jet stream
Jet Stream
Polar jet stream
Westerly winds
Global winds that blow from west to east in the temperate region.
Westerly winds
Trade winds
Greenhouse Effect
Land and Sea breezes
Local winds, or convection currents, that form near bodies of water.
Surface currents
Climate zones
Land and Sea breezes
Jet Stream
Jet stream that can bring up warm weather conditions from the south.
Polar Jet Stream
Jet Stream
Subtropical Jet Stream
Trade winds
Flow of warm water that influences the eastern Atlantic coast of the USA.
Gulf Stream
California Current
Tropical Region
Land and Sea Breezes
To REGULATE means to.........
To take in
To bounce back
To keep under control
To be a bossy pants
Polar winds , westerly winds, and trade winds (move weather systems as they blow around the entire planet)
Coriolis Effect
Global wind belts
Subtropical jet stream
Westerly winds
Cold convection region from 60 degrees latitude to the pole.
Land and sea breezes
Tropical region
Polar region
Gulf Stream
Jet stream that can bring down cold weather conditions from the north.
Polar Jet Stream
Jet Stream
Coriolis Effect
Polar winds
