Global Winds and Local Winds

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convection cells

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large, circular patterns of moving air

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low pressure area

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warm, less dense air rises

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wind

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movement of air caused by differences in air pressure

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pressure belts

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bands of high and low pressure found about every 30 degrees of latitude

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jet stream

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narrow belts of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere

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Coriolis Effect

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the curving of a path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earths rotation

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Polar Easterlies

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winds that blow from east to west between 60 and 90 degrees latitude

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westerlies

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winds that blow from west to east between 30 and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres

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horse latitudes

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area around 30 degrees latitude in both hemispheres where there is very little wind

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trade winds

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winds that blow from 30 degrees latitude almost to the equator in both hemispheres