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Wind
Question | Answer |
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wind | horizontal movement of air ---high pressure to low pressure |
thermometer | instrument used to measure temperature |
anemometer | instrument used to measure wind speed |
Coriolis effect | Earth's rotation makes winds curve |
sea breeze | flow of cooler air from water to land |
land breeze | flow of air from land to water |
jet stream | bands of high speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth's surface |