Global and Local Winds

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What causes wind? Options: convection currents, conduction currents, radiation currents, tropical currents

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convection currents

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What causes GLOBAL winds to move in all directions?

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coriolis effect

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These winds are found near the equator, in the tropical region. They blow east-to-west, carrying warm winds.

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Trade Winds

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These winds blow west-to-east in the temperate region.

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Westerly Winds

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These winds blow northeast to west in the polar regions, moving cold air in that climate zone from the post toward the west.

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Polar Winds

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These winds carry tropical weather systems, such as hurricanes.

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Trade Winds

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Weather systems in the United States are moved from west-to-east by these winds: Trade Winds, Westerly Winds, Polar Winds

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Westerly Winds

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I am a fast-moving ribbon of AIR that moves from west to east in the Northern Hemisphere around the Earth.

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Jet Stream

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Warm air rises over the land. As the air rises, it cools and drops over ocean. What type of breeze results?

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Sea breeze

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Cool air moving across land and warm air rising up from the ocean will result in:

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land breeze