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WIND
The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
WHAT ARE WINDS CUASED BY?
Differences in air pressure
ANEMOMETER
An instrument that measures wind speed
WIND-CHILL FACTOR
The increased cooling that wind can cause
LOCAL WINDS
Winds that blow over short distances
WHAT ARE LOCAL WINDS CUASED BY?
Unequal heating of the Earth's surface within a small area
SEA BREEZE
Wind that blows from an ocean or lake onto land/sometimes called a lake breeze
LAND BREEZE
The flow of air from land to a body of water
GLOBAL WINDS
Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances/also created by unequal heating of Earth's surface
CORIOLIS EFFECT
The way Earth's rotation makes winds curve
WHAT ARE 3 MAJOR GLOBAL WIND BELTS?
1. Trading winds
2. Prevailing Westerlies
3. Polar Easterlies
DOLDRUMS
Regions near the equator with little or no wind
LATITUDE
Is the distance from the equator measured in degrees
HORSE LATITUDES
30 Degrees north and south of the equator where air stops moving towards poles and sinks
TRADE WINDS
Steady easterly winds
PREVAILING WINDS
These winds play an important role in the US weather
POLAR EASTERLIES
When cold air near the poles sinks and flows back towards lower latitude
JET STREAM
Bands of high speed winds about ten km above Earth's surface
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Weather: Chapter 2, Section 3 Winds
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