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2:3 Weather Factors
2:3 Winds
Term | Definition |
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Wind | The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure. |
Anemometer | An instrument that measures wind speed. |
Wind-Chill Factor | Increased cooling caused by the wind. |
Local Wind | Winds that blow over short distances. |
Sea Breeze | The flow of air from an ocean or lake to the land. |
Land Breeze | The flow of air from land to a body of water. |
Monsoon | Sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons. |
Global Wind | Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances. |
Coriolis Effect | The way Earth’s rotation makes winds in the Northern Hemisphere curve to the right and winds in the Southern Hemisphere curve to the left. |
Latitude | The distance from the equator, measured in degrees. |
Jet Streams | Bands of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth’s surface. |