| A | B |
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| anemometer | an instrument used to measure wind speed |
| weather vane | used to measure wind direction |
| wind | movement of air from one place to another |
| local and global winds | caused by differences in air pressure due to the unequal heating of the atmosphere |
| sea breeze | flow of air from the sea to land |
| land breeze | flow of air from the land to the sea |
| monsoon | a seasonal wind |
| a wind is named... | ...from the direction from which it is blowing |
| during the night | air is cooler over land and warmer over the ocean |
| during the day | air is cooler over the ocean and warmer over the land |
| local winds | short distance, any direction |
| global wind | long distance, specific direction |
| A northwest wind blows toward | the southeast |
| A southest wind blows toward | the northwest |
| doldrums | area of low pressure that has weak winds |
| Coriolis effect | apparent shift in the path of winds or fluids around the earth due to the Earth's rotation |
| Trade winds | located about 30 degrees north and south of the equator |
| jet stream | high pressure area that flows from west to east in the Northern Hemisphere |
| prevailing westerlies | 40-60 degrees latitude-flow from west to east |
| polar easterlies | 60-90 degrees latitude - flow from east to west |
