Natasha Oslinger
Wind Patterns: Vertical
What pattern does wind make moving up away from and down to the surface of the earth?
Air bunches up and rises during thunderstorms, causing it to move up and away from the surface of the earth, then, the cool air is forced by the warm stratosphere to move horizontally. Finally, the Coriolis force turns northward wind to the right, where eventually the air sinks back down to the surface of the earth, only for the cycle to repeat.
http://sparce.evac.ou.edu/q_and_a/air_circulation.htm
What is the atmosphere made of?
Earths atmosphere is mostly made of nitrogen, it also contains oxygen, argon, and carbon dioxide. Specifically, 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon, and 0.03% carbon dioxide, there are also trace amounts of water vapor, as well as particles of pollen and dust.
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/64-What-is-the-atmosphere-of-Earth-made-of-
How high do the wind cells go?
The Hadley Cell goes up to 30° latitude, from 30° to 60° latitude is the Ferrel Cell, and all above 60° is the Polar Cell. Air within the cells extends into the Troposphere, and ends at the Tropopause, which is about 10 kilometers high.
https://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu/edu/k12/.atmosphere_circulation
What causes wind to move from one place to another?
Wind is motion in the air that is caused by the uneven heating of the earth’s surface. Warm air weighs less than cold air, causing it to rise. When warm air rises, cold air moves in to replace where the warm air once was, causing wind to move from one place to another.
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-wind.htm
What causes high and low pressure in the atmosphere?
The number of molecules above a surface effects the pressure in the atmosphere. The greater number of air molecules present make for higher air pressure, the lower the molecules, the lower the air pressure.
http://geography.about.com/od/climate/a/highlowpressure.htm
What are the names of the different wind cells?
There is the Hadley Cell, which is a closed circulation loop which begins with the warm air of the equator which is lifted in low pressure areas and carried poleward. The Ferrel Cell, secondary circulation feature which acts as a ball between the Hadley Cell and the Polar Cell. Lastly there is the Polar Cell, which circulates the cool and dry air that forms the Polar Easterlies.
https://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu/edu/k12/.atmosphere_circulation
Is there wind in the different layers of the atmosphere?
The Troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere, and has almost all weathers. Just above the Troposphere is the Stratosphere, and the boundary line separating the two is called the Tropopause. The only wind in the atmosphere goes through the Troposphere, up to the Tropopause, which is about 10 kilometers high.
http://scied.ucar.edu/shortcontent/troposphere-overview
Wind Patterns: Vertical
What pattern does wind make moving up away from and down to the surface of the earth?
Air bunches up and rises during thunderstorms, causing it to move up and away from the surface of the earth, then, the cool air is forced by the warm stratosphere to move horizontally. Finally, the Coriolis force turns northward wind to the right, where eventually the air sinks back down to the surface of the earth, only for the cycle to repeat.
http://sparce.evac.ou.edu/q_and_a/air_circulation.htm
What is the atmosphere made of?
Earths atmosphere is mostly made of nitrogen, it also contains oxygen, argon, and carbon dioxide. Specifically, 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon, and 0.03% carbon dioxide, there are also trace amounts of water vapor, as well as particles of pollen and dust.
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/64-What-is-the-atmosphere-of-Earth-made-of-
How high do the wind cells go?
The Hadley Cell goes up to 30° latitude, from 30° to 60° latitude is the Ferrel Cell, and all above 60° is the Polar Cell. Air within the cells extends into the Troposphere, and ends at the Tropopause, which is about 10 kilometers high.
https://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu/edu/k12/.atmosphere_circulation
What causes wind to move from one place to another?
Wind is motion in the air that is caused by the uneven heating of the earth’s surface. Warm air weighs less than cold air, causing it to rise. When warm air rises, cold air moves in to replace where the warm air once was, causing wind to move from one place to another.
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-wind.htm
What causes high and low pressure in the atmosphere?
The number of molecules above a surface effects the pressure in the atmosphere. The greater number of air molecules present make for higher air pressure, the lower the molecules, the lower the air pressure.
http://geography.about.com/od/climate/a/highlowpressure.htm
What are the names of the different wind cells?
There is the Hadley Cell, which is a closed circulation loop which begins with the warm air of the equator which is lifted in low pressure areas and carried poleward. The Ferrel Cell, secondary circulation feature which acts as a ball between the Hadley Cell and the Polar Cell. Lastly there is the Polar Cell, which circulates the cool and dry air that forms the Polar Easterlies.
https://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu/edu/k12/.atmosphere_circulation
Is there wind in the different layers of the atmosphere?
The Troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere, and has almost all weathers. Just above the Troposphere is the Stratosphere, and the boundary line separating the two is called the Tropopause. The only wind in the atmosphere goes through the Troposphere, up to the Tropopause, which is about 10 kilometers high.
http://scied.ucar.edu/shortcontent/troposphere-overview