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13 Temperature Inversions
By Elizabeth Winer
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Question 1
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What do those "H"s and "L"s mean on a weather map?
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What do you notice about the movement of winds on a global scale?
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Describe the Coriolis effect in your own words.
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Why does the wind always blow towards land when you're at the beach?
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How is the water movement we saw related to air movement in the atmosphere?
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Question 8
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How is the water movement we saw related to air movement in the atmosphere?
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Question 11
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What are some potential negative effects of temperature inversions?
Predict: What do you expect to happen when we put the red water (hot) on top of the blue water (cold) and slide the plastic out?
The colors will mix
The colors will stay separate
Predict: What do you expect to happen when we put the blue water (cold) on top of the red water (hot) and slide the plastic out?
The colors will mix
The colors will stay separate
Temperature inversions occur when...
Warm air is trapped between cool air
Cool air is trapped between warm air
Temperature inversions can happen in valleys when _____ pressure pushes down on the air, preventing air from moving up and out.
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