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 Caused by... uneven heating of the Earth’s surface  Winds are named by the direction they blow from.  Direction indicated by... wind vane  Speed measured.

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1  Caused by... uneven heating of the Earth’s surface  Winds are named by the direction they blow from.  Direction indicated by... wind vane  Speed measured with... anemometer

2  Increased cooling caused by wind.

3  Sea Breeze  Land Breeze

4  Winds that blow steadily from a specific direction over long distances.  Caused by... Uneven heating Where is there uneven heating on a large scale?

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7  The change that Earth’s rotation causes in the motion of objects and that explains how the winds curve.

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9  The Westerlies  Why are they called the Westerlies?  They blow from the west.


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