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| the horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure |
wind |
| All winds are caused by differences in _________. |
air pressure |
| Most differences in air pressure are caused by _______. |
unequal heating of the earth's atmosphere |
| measures wind speed |
an anemometer |
| the increased cooling that a wind can cause |
the wind-chill factor |
| winds that blow over short distances |
local winds |
| Local winds are caused by ____________. |
unequal heating of the earth's surface within a small area |
| wind that blows from an ocean or lake onto land |
sea breeze/lake breeze |
| the flow of air from land to a body of water |
land breeze |
| sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons |
monsoons |
| winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances |
global winds |
| Global winds are caused by ____. |
unequal heating of the earth's surface |
| Temperature differences between the equator and the poles produce giant _____________ currents. |
convection |
| The movement of air between the equator and the poles produces _____________ winds. |
global |
| the way Earth's rotation makes winds curve |
the Coriolis effect |
| The major global wind belts from the poles to the equator are: |
polar easterlies, prevailing westerlies, horse latitudes, trade winds, doldrums |
| bands of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth's surface |
jet streams |
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