Global Winds
Global winds are made of 3 types of winds: Tradewinds, Westerlies, and Polar Easterlies.
Global Convection Currents
Convection currents travel from the equator up to the poles. When the hot air goes to the equator, it gets cold. The cold are comes back to the equator and gets warm again.
The Coriolanus Effect
The rotation of the Earth causes an interesting phenomena on free moving objects on the Earth. Objects in the Northern Hemisphere are deflected to the right, while objects in the Southern Hemisphere are deflected to the left. The coriolis effect tries to force winds to go towards the right or left.
Global Wind Belts
Doldrums
A place with inactivity.
Horse Latitudes
Horse latitudes are subtropical latitudes from 30 to 38 degrees. They have high pressure.
Trade Winds
Easterly winds found in tropics.
Prevailing Westerlies
Winds in the north in latitudes of 30 - 60 degrees.
Polar Easterlies
Winds by the poles.
Jet Streams
Fast flowing currents found in the atmosphere.
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