Ocean currents and winds

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a gas or a liquid that moves in a definite direction

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current

Front

Currents that are far beneath the surface

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deep ocean currents

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Surface currents move because of trade winds and westerlies

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true

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This instrument measures wind speed

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anemometer

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A land breeze flows from the sea to the land

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false

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The horizontal movement of air caused by the differences in air pressure

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wind

Front

Powerful land and sea breezes that change direction with the seasons are known as monsoons

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true

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This is NOT an example of a global wind: global winds, easterlies, land breeze, westerlies

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land breeze

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These are long narrow tubes of air and moves the weather across the country from west to east.

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Jet stream

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The way Earth's rotation makes the winds curve

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Coriolis Effect