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Weather Stack #19082
science weather key terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| wind | the horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower presure |
| anemometer | an instrument used to measure wind speed |
| wind chill factor | a measure of cooling air combining temperature and wind speed |
| local winds | winds that blow over short distances |
| global winds | winds that blow specific directions over long distances |
| land breeze | the flow of air from land to a body of water |
| sea breeze | the flow of cooler air from over an ocean or lake toward land |
| Coriolis effect | the effect of earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents |
| lattitude | the large distance in degrees north or south of the equator |
| jet streams | bands of high speed winds about 10 kilometers above earth's surface |