Wind and Temperature Study Guide
Friday, October 30th
Vocabulary: wind, global wind patterns, updrafts, downdrafts, sea breeze,
land breeze, weather vane, anemometer, isobar, Beaufort Wind Scale,
thermometer, convection cell, latitude, altitude, temperature, wind chill
index, and heat index
Concepts:
• Warm air rises, and cool air sinks
• Wind chill index combines temperature and wind speed
• Heat index combines temperature and humidity
• Two scales used to measure temperature are Fahrenheit and Celsius
Questions:
• What are the freezing point and boiling points of water in
Fahrenheit and Celsius?
• What are the global wind zones? (Labeling a diagram)
• What causes wind?
• Give an example of a convention cell.
