Science 10

Mr. Jean

May 9th, 2012

The plan:

• Video clip of the day

• The Jet Stream

• Wind Currents

The Jet Stream:

• Jet streams are fast flowing, narrow air currents found in the atmospheres. The main jet streams are located near the tropopause, the transition between the troposphere (where temperature decreases with altitude) and the stratosphere (where temperature increases with altitude).

• The major jet streams on Earth are westerly winds (flowing west to east).

The Jet Stream Demo:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_Superhighway.ogv

The Jet Stream:

The Jet Stream:

The main jets:

Air travel & the Jet Stream:

El Nino

La Nina

Next Day:

• Finish the current Webquest

• Webquest Part #2

• Ocean Currents