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| the tendency of an object moving freely over earth's surface to curve away from its path of travel |
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| bands of swiftly moving winds; shown when isobars appear as wavy lines that stretch across a weather map in an east-west direction |
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| between latitudes of about 30 and 60 degrees |
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| itcz (intertropical convergence zone) |
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| a low pressure zone that forms at the surface in the tropics bc the sun heats the tropics more than other parts of earth |
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| itcz (intertropical convergence zone) |
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| a low pressure zone that forms at the surface in the tropics bc the sun heats the tropics more than other parts of earth |
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| between the doldrums and horse latitudes; warm and relatively steady in direction and speed |
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| winds that blow from the same direction |
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| winds that change direction seasonally |
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| winds that extend for distances of 100 kilometers or less |
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