Do Now – In Binders Describe how wind is created. What is the relationship between density and pressure? What happens to air pressure as I hike up a mountain?
Air Masses, Global Winds, and Fronts
Geography; Jet Streams and Ocean Currents
12.2 Weather Systems Coriolis effect The Coriolis effect, which is a result of Earth’s rotation, causes moving particles such as air to be deflected.
Atmosphere and Ocean Currents. Climate Climate- the weather conditions of an area over a long period of time The atmosphere and ocean help regulate.
Wind Coriolis Effect (p. 516) Prevailing Winds (p. 516-519)
WIND. What do wind patterns have to do with oceans? They impact currents, waves, and weather.
Severe Weather
