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weather
Term | Definition |
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sea breeze | a breeze blowing toward the land from the sea, especially during the day owing to the relative warmth of the land |
land breeze | a breeze blowing toward the sea from the land, especially at night, owing to the relative warmth of the sea. |
wind vane | an instrument that can measure wind direction |
wind | the movement of air near Earth's surface |
snow | Tiny crystals of ice that fall to Earth |
hail | a form of precipitation consisting of solid ice that forms inside thunderstorm updrafts |
trade winds | a wind blowing almost constantly toward the equator from an easterly direction |
coriolis effects | |
anemomether | |
polar easterlies | |
rain gauge | |
weather | |
climate | |
freezing rain | |
laitude | |
longatude | |
sleet | |
hemisphere | |
atmosphere | |
prevailling westerlies |