WIND SCAVENGER HUNT
- Use the websites to answer the following questions.
- DUE: Thursday, April 24
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3 important factors affect the direction that wind blows?
THE
CORIOLIS EFFECT
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What is the coriolis effect?
WIND
FRICTION
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What things interfere with wind, changing its direction
& speed – give examples
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Whre is the effect of friction important?
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Wind speed is primarily affected by? Explain
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Which direction do winds in Northern Hemisphere move?
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Which direction do winds in Southern Hemisphere move?
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What are easterlies winds?
WESTERLIES
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What are westerlies wind?
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What is the jet stream?
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What are polar easterlies?
SEA
& LAND BREEZES http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0098-sea-land-breezes.php
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How do sea & land breezes work? Do day & nite differ? (DRAW)
MOUNTAIN
& VALLEY BREEZES http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0099-mountain-valley-breezes.php
What
are mountain & valley breezes? Do
day & nite differ? (DRAW)
WIND – HISTORY
http://kids.mtpe.hq.nasa.gov/archive/nino/global.htmlAnswer the following questions:
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What winds would Columbus have used to travel from Spain
to the Caribbean?
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Which winds would he have needed to return to Europe?
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Would winds have favored European explorers seeking to
travel east around the tip of Africa?
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Wind is caused by?
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What scale describes & classifies the different wind
speeds is the?
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Wind direction is measured by a?
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Wind speed is measured with a ?
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What are the narrow bands of strong winds called
which move around the world between about six and twelve miles high?
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High & low pressure try to reach?
ANSWER QUIZ QUESTIONS
http://goo.gl/0O90Fq
DRAW & LABEL – Windward & Leeward winds
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