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Wind

All you need to know about wind!

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The force of air against the Earth's surface is ..... air pressure
The molecules in heated air move..... faster and farther apart
The movement of air from a high-pressure area to a low-pressure area produces wind
The amount of water vapor in the air is humidity
Relative humidity is a comparison of the amount of water vapor in the air with the amount the air can hold at a certain ________ temperature
The dew point is the temperature at which water vapor_____ condenses
Millions of water droplets form ___________ clouds
cumulonimbus clouds usually produce ________________ thunderstorms
Rain and snow are forms of ________________ precipitation
Wind is measured by using a ________________ anemometer
Mountain breeze, land breeze, valley breeze and sea breeze are 4 kinds of ____________ ___________ local winds
Trade winds, prevailing winds and polar winds are the 3 ________ ________ ________ global wind systems
The condition of earth's atmosphere at a given time and place is____________ weather
The jet stream separates the _______ ________ from the ___________ ______________ trade winds / prevailing westerlies
A person who studies weather is a ___________________ meterorologist
_________ _________ blow air towards the equator. Trade winds
Layer of gases surrounding Earth is the ________________. atmosphere
A _________ ________ tells us the direction of the wind. wind vane
Winds below 60 degrees to the poles are called__________ Polar Winds
The difference in the heating of Earth by the Sun causes wind
Wind moves from areas of __________ pressure to ______ pressure. High / low
The angle at which the sunlight strikes the Earth's surface is known as the ______________ ____________ solar angle
When air pressure over the sea is greater than air pressure over the land a sea breeze is formed
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