[ORIGIN from Greek anemos wind]

[ORIGIN from Greek baros weight]

 WINDS winds

are horizontal flows of air;

blow from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure tries to equalize pressure)

(nature

 PRESSURE

describes the tendency of the air to rise or to sink at any given place or time.

What

makes air rise?? (You already know this) tends to rise or sink as a result of its density.

Air

Air density is determined by its temperature!

Hot air RISES so it has LOW pressure Cold air SINKS so it has HIGH pressure

SO: variations in temperature control pressure and WIND!

 Air
Air rises in warm regions where pressure is low (convection) * the tropics Air descends in cold areas where pressure is high (subsidence)

rises over warm areas and sinks over cold areas

* the poles

Its all pushing down on me!!

Whew! That feels better!

This air starts cooling off

Air thats heated expands; becomes less dense and rises Cooler air begins to sink

Cold air rushes in to take the place of the rising warm air.

North Pole 90N

Arctic circle 66.5N

HIGH

ZONE of least heating produces HIGH PRESSURE

Tropic of Cancer 23.5N Equator 0 Tropic of Capricorn 23.5N

LOW

ZONE of greatest heating produces LOW PRESSURE

Antarctic circle 66.5S

HIGH

ZONE of least heating produces HIGH PRESSURE

North Pole 90N

Wind strength depends on the difference in pressure between the high and low pressure systems, and the distance between them.

This is called the PRESSURE GRADIENT; it is a similar concept to the physical slope between two places, shown on a contour map. Pressure is shown by ISOBARS on a weather map.

Correctly draw the direction of wind flow around both a high and a low pressure area in the NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.

On the diagrams below, label which one represents a land breeze and which represents a sea breeze. Correctly label on each diagram where the high and low pressure areas would be found.

On the diagrams below, label which one represents a land breeze and which represents a sea breeze. Correctly label on each diagram where the high and low pressure areas would be found.

On the diagrams below, label which one represents a land breeze and which represents a sea breeze. Correctly label on each diagram where the high and low pressure areas would be found.