Topic+7+Air+Pressure+and+Wind

=Chapter 19: Air Pressure and Wind=

= **Section 1** = __Big Idea:__ Describe how air pressure affects wind. __Vocabulary:__ air pressure, barometer, pressure gradient, Coriolis effect, jet stream __Notes:__ __Worksheet(s):__ __Review Questions:__ 1.) Why don't objects such as a table collapse undder the weight of the air above them? 2.) Suppose teh height of a column in a mercury barometer is decreasing. What is happening? 3.) What is the ultimate energy source for most wind? 4.) How does the Coriolis effect influence motion of a free-moving object? 5.) Why do jet streams flow parallel to isobars? __Project/Portfolio__ __Section QUIZ__ __Check/Review Worksheets and Book Work__ __Complete Portfolio__
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= **Section 2** = __Big Idea:__ Explain how air pressure affects global wind patterns. __Vocabulary:__ cyclone, anticyclone, trade winds, westerlies, polar easterlies, polar front, monsoon __Notes:__ __Worksheet(s):__ __Review Questions:__ 1.) Describe how winds blow around pressure centers in the Northern Hemisphere. 2.) Compare teh air pressure for a cyclone with an anticyclone. 3.) How does friction control the net flow of air around a cyclone and an anticyclone? 4.) Describe how the atmosphere balances the unequal heating of Earth's surface. 5.) What is the only truly continuous pressure belt? 6.) In general, what type of weather can you expect if a low pressure system is moving into your area? __Portfolio Project:__ __Section QUIZ__ __Check Homework__ __Complete Project/Portfolio__
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= **Section 3** = __Big Idea:__ Explain how air pressure affects localized wind patterns. __Vocabulary:__ prevailing wind, anemometr, El Nino __Notes:__ __Worksheet(s):__ __Review Questions:__ 1.) What are local winds and how are they caused? 2.) Describe the general movement of weather in the United States. 3.) What happens when strong, warm countercurrents flow along the coasts of Ecuador and Peru? 4.) How is a La Nina event recognized? 5.) What two factors mainly influence global precipitation? __Portfolio Project__
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