Weather

What is weather

- the horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure, caused by the unequal heating of the Earth’s surface.

Is a condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a particular time and place.

Originate over warm land masses and bring warm dry air as they move

What is wind

Travel over long distances for weeks at a time; caused by unequal heating of the Earth

The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure, caused by the unequal heating of the Earth’s surface.

A fast moving ribbon of air that moves from W to E in the Northern Hemisphere around Earth and it dips and bends constantly. This causes the paths to change. Polar can bring down cold air and subtropical can bring warm air up.

Land and sea breezes occur in areas near water because unequal heating of Earth

Continental Tropical region is-

Originate over warm oceans and bring warm moist air as they move

Originate over cold oceans and bring cold moist air as they move

Originate over warm land masses and bring warm dry air as they move

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