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Understanding Air Movements: Winds and Breezes

Explore the dynamic world of wind with this guide on different types of air movements such as currents, updrafts, conduction, and localized breezes like Sea Breeze, Forest Breeze, and more. Discover the fascinating ways in which air circulates and influences our environment.

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Understanding Air Movements: Winds and Breezes

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  1. Wind – Horizontal movements of air.

  2. Currents, Updrafts, or Downdrafts – Vertical air movements.

  3. Conduction – The transfer of heat by direct contact. How an electric stove heats a teakettle.

  4. Air will always, if allowed, flow from a region of higher pressure to a region of lower pressure.

  5. Sea Breeze – A cool breeze that moves toward the land to replace rising warm air from the land during the day.

  6. Forest Breeze – Cooler air from under the forest canopy replaces the warm rising air from open terrain.

  7. Valley Breeze – A wind that blows upward from the valley in order to replace warm rising air coming off the exposed peaks of a mountain.

  8. Mountain Breeze – When the mountain air becomes cooler than the valley air, and rushes in to replace it. Usually happens at night.

  9. Katabatic Winds – Movements of cold air from higher elevations to lower elevations.

  10. Windward Side – The side of the mountain facing the wind.

  11. Leeward Side – the side of the mountain away from the wind.

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