wind – air that moves horizontally

convection cell – a pattern of rising and falling air, sinking air, and winds caused by unequal heating and cooling of the air

sea breeze – a wind that blows from the sea toward the land

land breeze – a wind that blows from the land toward the sea

sea breezes vs. land breezes

Coriolis effect – no matter which way the wind blows, it will always pull toward the right in the northern hemisphere, and to the left in southern hemisphere.

isobar – a line on a map connecting places with equal air pressure

westerlies – Winds that curve to the west as a result of the Coriolis Effect and high pressure north and south of the equator.

easterlies – Winds that curve to the east as a result of the Coriolis Effect.

air mass – A large region of the atmosphere in which the air has similar properties.

front – The boundary where two different air masses meet (they don’t mix.)