Movement of Wind

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Describe the movement of wind

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Wind moves from areas with high air pressure to areas with low air pressure.

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Coriolis Effect

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Effects and changes the direction of wind, causing wind to curve to one side

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Global Winds

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Occur because of convection in the atmosphere causing different areas to have higher or lower atmospheric pressure.

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Equator

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Hottest area

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Poles

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Coldest areas

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Wind direction in the Northern Hemisphere

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Move Clockwise

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Wind direction in the Southern Hemisphere

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Move counterclockwise

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Jet Streams

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Are winds that occur high in the atmosphere, they go from west to east, and are much faster than global winds.

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The H on a weather map stands for...

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High Pressure

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The L on a weather map stands for...

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Low Pressure