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Global Wind Systems [Pdf] WebsiteGlobal Wind Systems [Pdf] Website
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Idaho State University
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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Global Wind Systems [Pdf]

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A great description of the global scale circulation and heat energy. Discusses a single-cell model, a three-cell model, jet streams and more.

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Concepts

solar radiation

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adaptations of life, atmosphere and ocean, atmospheric circulation, circulate system atmosphere ocean, circulation of the atmosphere, coriolis force, doldrums, earth system, earth's conditions, ferrel cell, general atmospheric circulation, global circulation patterns, global wind systems, hadley cell, horse latitudes, intertropical convergence zone, jet streams, ocean layers, polar front, single-cell model, subpolar low, temperature inversion, three-cell model, unequal heating of air, unequal heating of land masses, unequal heating of oceans, westerlies, wind patterns, circulation systems in atmosphere and oceans

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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