Wind Patterns Flashcards

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Sea breeze

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Sea breeze is that the sea turns warm and the land turns cold

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Land breeze

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The land is warm and the sea is cold

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Convection current

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Convection current is when the air is always rotating

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Criollos effect

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It is when the wind moves to a whole different place when you are moving something that you are on

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jet stream

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Jet stream is that a little on top of the equator it will make the wind really fast

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Trade winds

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Winds that blows toward you

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Doldrums

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A spot near the equator.

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El Niño

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It is to in the Pacific Ocean

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La Niña

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It is cold in the Pacific Ocean

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Golf stream

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It is when the wind goes around the Pacific Ocean

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