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 * wind, local wind, and global wind** by: Tanner Shaw

Air naurally flows from areas of higher pressure to areas of lower pressure. this flow is **wind**, which is the mainly horizontal movement of air.
 * Winds** are caused by differences in air pressure. Larger pressure differences produce stroner winds.


 * Local wind** is a wind that blows a short distance. Local winds are caused by the unequal heating of Earth's surface within a small region. The breezes that occur where land meets a large body of water are examples of local winds. **Land breezes** and **sea breezes** are examples of local winds



Winds that blow over long distances from a specific direction are called **global winds**.Global winds are caused by the unepual heating of waths suface across a large region.


 * Convection cells** are global winds that move in a series of huge bands. These bands are caused by temperature variations across Earth's surface. At the equator, for example, temperatures tend to be wormer than at other latitudes.

A **monsoon** is a wind system that is characterized bu seasonal reversal of direction. Monsoons are like land and sea breezes but the are on a wider scale and longer time frame.

Global winds patterns are also affected by fast-moving streams of air at high altitudes. A belt of high-speed wind in the upper troposphere is called a **jet stream**. Jet streams are caused by great differences in air pressure that develop at high altitides.