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Global and Local Winds

Across
Take traders back to Europe
Areas where there is high temperature have ____ pressure
Hemisphere where winds curve to the right
Causes winds to travel in a curved path rather than a straight line
Areas where the temperature is cooler have ____ pressure
Wind belts that extend from the poles to 60 latitude in both directions
Creates wind
Winds that move across the Earth and travel farther distances
Moving air
Winds move in this pattern or direction
Narrow belts of high-speed winds that blow in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere
Down
Warmer air creates an area of ____ pressure
Type of breeze where the air moves from the land to the ocean
Hemisphere where winds curve to the left
Unequal _____ of Earth causes differences in air pressure
Type of breeze where the air moves from the sea to the land
Trade winds of the northern and southern hemispheres meet in an area of low pressure around the equator-very little wind
Cooler air creates an area of ____ pressure
Circular cell patterns caused by the rising and sinking of air
The curving of moving objects, such as wind, by Earth's rotation
Air moves from areas of _____ to ____
Type of wind that blow from 30 latitude to the equator and brought traders from Europe to the Americas
Winds that move short distances and can blow in any direction