Weather Stack #19082 Word Scramble
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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 |
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