Winds and Weather Patterns

Front

A frequently windless area near the Equator

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Doldrums

Front

Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances

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Global winds

Front

Winds that blow over short distances

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Local winds

Front

A mass of rising warm air that usually brings wet, stormy weather.

Back

Low pressure

Front

0 degrees longitude

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Prime Meridian

Front

The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.

Back

Weather

Front

A mass of sinking cool air that usually brings fair weather.

Back

High pressure

Front

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

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Coriolis effect

Front

Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees.

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Longitude

Front

Movement of air from sea to land during the day when cooler air from above the water moves over the land, forcing the heated, less dense air above the land to rise

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Sea breeze