What is the driving force of currents in the ocean and atmosphere? - Unequal heating of the Earth by the Sun, Heat flow in the oceans and the atmosphere is described as - Cool flows down and warm flows up, Narrow belts of high speed winds that blow in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere are called? - Jet Streams, Wind belts found between 30 degrees and 60 degrees latitude that flow towards the poles from West to East - Westerlies, Convection currents occur in - Fluids, Created by unequal heating of the Earth's surface and caused by difference in air pressure - Wind, Wind belts that extend from the poles to 60 degrees latitude and are formed from cold sinking air moving from the pole creating cold temperatures - Polar Easterlies, Wind that flows from the cool air over water toward warm air over the land, during the day - Sea Breeze, Known by early sialors, winds that blow from 30 degrees almost to the equator - Trade Winds, Breeze that flows from the cool air above land toward the warmer air above the water at night - Land breeze, Moves in short distance and can blow in any direction, caused by geographic features - Local winds, In a convection current warm air will - rise because it is less dense than cold air, Solar radiation heats the Earth's surface and it is transferred by - Conduction,

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