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What causes winds?
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Unequal heating of the atmosphere & differences in air pressure.
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True or false: Winds blow horizantally
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True
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Do winds blow from high pressure to low pressure or from low pressure to high pressure?
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High pressure to low pressure
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What does a wind vane measure?
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Wind direction
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What does an anemometer measure?
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Wind speed
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True or false? A south wind blows tward the south.
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False
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What is wind chill factor?
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The increased cooling that a wind can cause.
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Why does wind blowing over your skin make you feel cooler?
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Wind removes body heat.
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What are winds that blow over a short distance?
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Local winds
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What warms up faster: water or land.
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Land
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True or false: a sea breeze blows away from the sea?
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True
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What are winds that blow steadily from specific directions called?
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Global winds
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How are global winds created?
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Unequal heating of the earths surface, and the movement of air between the equator and the poles
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Are global winds straight or curved and why?
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Global winds are curved due to earth's rotation.
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What direction does the coreolis effect cause winds in the northern hemisohere to turn?
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Right
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