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| winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances |
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| the horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure |
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| an instrument used to measure wind |
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| increased cooling caused by wind |
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| winds that blow over short distances |
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| the flow of air from an ocean or lake to the land |
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| the flow of air from land to a body of water |
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| sea and land breezes over a large region that change directions with season |
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| the way Earth's rotations makes the winds in the northern hemisphere curve the right and the winds in the southern hemisphere curve to the left. |
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| the distance north or south from the equator measured in degrees |
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| bands of high speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth's surfaces |
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