What is Wind?

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What do we call a fast-moving global wind that wraps around the world in both hemispheres?

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Jet Stream

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Which spins faster, the equator or the poles?

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The equator spins faster than the poles.

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Land breezes blow from where to where?

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Land to sea.

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What happens to cool air?

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Cool air sinks.

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What happens to warm air?

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Warm air rises.

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Which winds blow towards the equator?

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Trade winds.

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What is the main driving force behind wind?

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Differences in air pressure.

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What is a sea breeze?

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A breeze that blows from the sea to the land.

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What are the two main types of local winds?

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Land breezes and sea breezes.

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What is the Coriolis effect?

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The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds.

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