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| wind | The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure. |
| Wind is caused by... | differences in air pressure |
| anemometer | An instrument used to measure wind speed. |
| wind-chill factor | Increased cooling caused by the wind. |
| local wind | Winds that blow over short distances |
| Local winds are caused by... | unequal heating of Earth’s surface within a small area. |
| sea breeze | The flow of air from an ocean or lake to the land |
| land breeze | The flow of air from land to a body of water |
| monsoons | Sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons. |
| global winds | Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances. |
| The movement of air between the equator and the poles produces... | global winds. |
| Coriolis effect | The way Earth’s rotation makes winds in the Northern Hemisphere curve to the right and winds in the Southern Hemisphere curve to the left. |
| latitude | The distance north or south from the equator, measured in degrees. |
| jet streams | Bands of highspeed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth’s surface. |
