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What is the primary cause of wind?
What is the primary cause of wind?
What is the name of the zone of low pressure formed along the equator?
What is the name of the zone of low pressure formed along the equator?
What is the direction of the trade winds in low latitudes?
What is the direction of the trade winds in low latitudes?
What is the purpose of constructing a global pressure model?
What is the purpose of constructing a global pressure model?
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What is the name of the winds that blow from the east in tropical regions?
What is the name of the winds that blow from the east in tropical regions?
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What is the result of the convergence of air at the equator?
What is the result of the convergence of air at the equator?
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What is the direction of the westerlies in the Northern Hemisphere?
What is the direction of the westerlies in the Northern Hemisphere?
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What is the characteristic of atmospheric pressure at the poles?
What is the characteristic of atmospheric pressure at the poles?
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What is the name of the linear zone of low pressure between cold and warm air?
What is the name of the linear zone of low pressure between cold and warm air?
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What is the approximate latitude range where the ITCZ alternates with the subtropical high?
What is the approximate latitude range where the ITCZ alternates with the subtropical high?
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What is the typical speed range of a jet stream?
What is the typical speed range of a jet stream?
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What is the name of the wind systems that blow equatorward?
What is the name of the wind systems that blow equatorward?
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What happens to the air on mountain slopes during the day?
What happens to the air on mountain slopes during the day?
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What is the direction of air flow from the mountains to the valleys during the night?
What is the direction of air flow from the mountains to the valleys during the night?
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What is the primary reason for the formation of a land breeze?
What is the primary reason for the formation of a land breeze?
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Why do the valley and mountain slopes cool at night?
Why do the valley and mountain slopes cool at night?
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What happens to the air in the valley during the day?
What happens to the air in the valley during the day?
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What is the primary mechanism that turns upper air winds eastward?
What is the primary mechanism that turns upper air winds eastward?
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What type of winds occur in Southern California and are characterized as very dry and downslope?
What type of winds occur in Southern California and are characterized as very dry and downslope?
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What type of winds occur on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains and are characterized as dry and warm?
What type of winds occur on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains and are characterized as dry and warm?
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What is the primary cause of the daily cycle of local winds in the Land Breeze-Sea Breeze phenomenon?
What is the primary cause of the daily cycle of local winds in the Land Breeze-Sea Breeze phenomenon?
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What type of winds occur when cold, dense air flows downslope from a high mountain valley or glacial ice sheet?
What type of winds occur when cold, dense air flows downslope from a high mountain valley or glacial ice sheet?
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What is the primary characteristic of Monsoon winds?
What is the primary characteristic of Monsoon winds?
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