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24 Cards in this Set
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WHAT CAUSES WINDS?
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DIFFERENCES IN AIR PRESSURE
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WHAT IS WIND?
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HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT OF AIR FROM AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO AN AREA OFLOWER PRESSURE
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WHAT IS AN ANEMOMETER?
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MEASURES WIND
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WHAT IS WIND-CHILL?
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THE INCREASED COOLING THE WIND CAN CAUSE
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SOUTH WIND BLOWS WHERE?
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FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
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WHAT ARE LOCAL WINDS?
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WINDS THAT BLOW OVER SHORT DISTANCES
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WHAT CAUSES LOCAL WINDS?
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THE UNEQUAL HEATING OF THE EARTHS SURFACE WITHIN A SMALL AREA
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WHAT IS A SEA BREEZE?
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(LAKE BREEZE) IS A LOCAL WIND THAT BLOWS FROM AN OCEAN OR LAKE
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WHAT ARE GLOBAL WINDS?
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WINDS THAT BLOW STEADILY FROM A SPECIFIC DIRECTION FOR LONG DISTANCES
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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOCAL AND GLOBAL WINDS?
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BOTH ARE CREATED BY THE UNEQUAL HEATING OF THE EARTHS SURFACE, BUT GLOBAL WINDS OCCUR OVER A LARGE AREA
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WHAT IS THE CORIOLIS EFFECT?
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THE WAY THE EARTH'S ROTATION MAKES THE WINDS CURVE
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GLOBAL WINDS IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE TURN WHERE?
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TO THE RIGHT
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GLOBAL WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE TURN WHERE?
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TO THE LEFT
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WHAT TYPE OF BREEZE OCCURS AT NIGHT?
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COOLER AIR MOVES FROM THE LAND TO THE SEA--LAND BREEZE
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WHAT TYPE OF BREEZE OCCURS DURING THE DAY?
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COOL AIR MOVES FROM THE SEA TO THE LAND- SEA BREEZE
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WHAT ARE TRADE WINDS?
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STEADY EASTERLY WINDS
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PREVAILING WESTERLIES?
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BLOW AWAY FROM THE HORSE LATITUDES
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TRADE WINDS BLOW WHERE?
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BLOW FROM THE HORSE LATITUDES TOWARDS THE EQUATOR
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WHAT ARE HORSE LATITUDES?
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CALM AREAS OF FALLING AIR
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WHAT ARE DOLDRUMS?
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CALM AREA WHERE WARM AIR RISES
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WHAT ARE POLAR EASTERLIES?
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BOW COLD AIR AWAY FROM THE POLES
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WHAT ARE JET STREAMS?
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HIGH SPEED WINDS THAT ARE ABOUT 10 KILOMETERS ABOVE THE EARTHS SURFACE
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WHAT ARE THE 3 MAJOR GLOBAL WIND BELTS?
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TRADE WINDS, POLAR EASTERLIES AND PREVAILING WESTERLIES
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WHAT IS LATITUDE?
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THE DISTANCE FROM THE EQUATOR MEASURED IN DEGREES
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