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