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FlashCards por Nadia Htoon, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por Nadia Htoon
mais de 10 anos atrás
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| Questão | Responda |
| trade winds | ability to quickly propel trading ships across the ocean. |
| wind | is air thats moving as a result of unequal heating of the earth's atmosphere |
| Northeast Trade Winds | winds from the Northern Hemisphere that flow from the northeast |
| Southeast Trade Winds | Winds from the Southern Hemisphere that blow from the southeast |
| westerly | moving air mass that travels south and west in the N hemisphere and north and west in the southern near the equator |
| Polar easterlies | winds between 60 degrees and the north pole; blow north and east, winds in south pole, blow south and east. |
| horse latitudes | region is known for weak winds and dry air. |
| doldrums | region near the equator where air is relatively still and doesn't blow. AKA ITCZ (intertropical convergence zone) = heavy rain |
| jet stream | high speed currents of wind that occur in the upper troposphere. large influence on weather patterns. |
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