| A | B |
|---|
| Wind | Horizontal Movement of Air |
| Coriolis Effect | Rotation of the Earth causes the winds to blow in different directions depending on the hemisphere |
| Convection Currents | are the movement of air between the equator and the poles |
| Anenometer | Measures the wind speed |
| Sea Breeze | wind that blows in from the ocean |
| Land Breeze | wind that blows from land to the water |
| Monsoon | • Constant land and ocean breezes that occur all day and night |
| Jet Stream | ~ 10km above the earth, blow from west to east |
| Causes Wind | Unequal heating of the Earth's surface |
| Global Winds | • Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distance |
| Local Winds | winds that blow over a short distance |
