Weather Part 3: Content Review

During the day, at the beach, the sand heats up quicker than the ocean.

Describe the weather conditions in Nevada (near California)

What Global wind belt is South Carolina located?

Name the three types of climate zones

What type of weather can we expect to have in South Carolina

In which climate zone is South Carolina located?

What is near the equator with little to no wind?

These winds blow from east to west and are located in tropical regions.

Which location would you expect to be the coldest?

What type of global wind belt blows cold air to the west in polar regions?

Which statement best describes the polar jet stream over North America?

Which location would you expect to be the most humid?

Land and Sea breezes are considered GLOBAL WINDS because they are so small

What type of water does the Gulf Stream have in it?

Which location would you expect to be the warmest?

Air moves from areas of HIGH pressure to LOW pressure.

Polar winds, trade winds, prevailing westerlies, and doldrums are considered GLOBAL WINDS.

Wind is named after where it is BLOWING TO.

What type of global wind belt is found in temperate regions?

In the tropical climate zone, the weather is generally____________