Tuesday, April 15, 2008

WES D

In this activity, we were trying to figure out wind bealts over the Atlantic Ocean basins. Before we began this experiment, I thought that the winds blow the same way during the seasons (South for winter, and North for summer). So, for this activity, we had to take two note cards and make the patterens just like the winds have. We twist and turn one card, while writing on the other, to make a perfect replica. I learned that the winds change a lot, and that I was wrong with what I thought before. The winds move and change due to which hemisphere there on. This connects to my topic because it shows how we end up with hurricanes happening only during some times. Winds are needed for hurricanes to form, and it depends on the temperature of the water, and the winds are what help the water change temperatures.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_direction
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_effect

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