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| wind | the horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to low pressure |
| anemometer | an instrument used to measure wind speed |
| wind-chill factor | a measure of cooling combining temperature and wind speed |
| local winds | winds that blow over short distances |
| sea breeze | the flow of cooler air from over an ocean or lake TOWARD land |
| 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 |
| Coriolis effect | the effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents |
| latitude | the distance in degrees north or south of the equator |
| jet streams | bands of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above the Earth's surface |
| cool air | dense air with higher pressure |
| warm air | less dense air with lower pressure |
