Global Circulation Key Terms

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large-scale air movements
winds
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cool air at ground level
surface winds
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surface winds that blow towards the equator
trade winds
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surface winds that blow towards the poles
westerlies
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model which describes how air circulates between low and high-pressure belts
global atmospheric circulation model
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warm stream of surface water that circulates around the Atlantic ocean
gulf stream
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offshoot of the gulf stream that transports cool water to the north
north Atlantic drift
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large scale water movements
ocean currents
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causes low rainfall
high pressure belt
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causes high rainfall
low pressure belt
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Card 2

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cool air at ground level

Back

surface winds

Card 3

Front

surface winds that blow towards the equator

Back

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Card 4

Front

surface winds that blow towards the poles

Back

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Card 5

Front

model which describes how air circulates between low and high-pressure belts

Back

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