GEOL 1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Rain Shadow, Horse Latitudes, Trade Winds
11 May 2020
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The amount of air above us and how much air pressure is pushing down on us. Moves from high pressure to low pressure. Hot air rises in tropic and sinks in the poles. Air flowing toward poles moving faster than ground; appears to deflect to right. Air flowing away from poles moving slower than ground; appears to deflect to right. Sand and dst storm originated from north africa. Three phases of water: solid, liquid and vapor. Water is the main thing that moves stuff on earth. How does water move between the surface and atmosphere. Clouds come from the ocean and are really heavy full of water and when it tries to go over mountains it needs to lose water weight and it rains near mountains this is rain shadow effect. East side is going to be dryer. Near the equator there are more winds.
