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Weather and Climate Vocabulary Practice 2.3

Wind

AB
windthe horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure
anemometeran instrument used to measure wind speed
wind-chill factoran instrument used to measure wind speed
local windsan instrument used to measure wind speed
sea breezethe flow of cooler air from over an ocean or lake toward land
land breezethe flow of air from land to a body of water
global windswinds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances
coriolis effectthe change that Earth's rotation causes in the motion of objects and that explains how winds curve
latituderun east to west
jet streamsbands of high speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth's surface


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