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Wind
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |