Land Breezes, Sea Breezes and Rain Shadows

OBJECTIVEDiferenciar cada componente que hace parte del ciclo del agua para comprender cmo podran ser afectados por el relieve y las condiciones climticas presentes en el planeta Tierra.

LEARNING OBJECTIVEComprende cmo las corrientes de aire, la temperatura y el relieve determinan el ciclo del agua para establecer cunto influyen a travs de instrumentos para medir el clima.BIBLICAL PRINCIPLE:Ecclesiastes 1:6The wind blows to the south and turns to the north; round and round it goes, ever returning on its course.

Sea Breeze

During the day, the land warms up faster than the water. The sea breezes move from water to the land.

SEA BREEZE

Land Breeze

Land Breeze:At night, dry land cools faster than water, due to the waters large specific heat capacity. The breeze moves from the land to the water.

RAIN SHADOWSArain shadowis a patch of land that has been forced to become adesertbecause mountain ranges blocked all plant-growing, rainyweather. On one side of the mountain, wet weather systems drop rain andsnow. On the other side of the mountainthe rain shadow sideall thatprecipitationis blocked

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