2.  The horizontal movement of air caused by the uneven heating of the Earths surface

3.  A shift in path of an object caused by the rotation of the Earth ◦ Northern hemisphere: wind deflected to the right ◦ Southern hemisphere: wind deflected to the left ◦ http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizatio ns/es1904/es1904page01.cfm http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizatio ns/es1904/es1904page01.cfm

4.  Convection currents caused by the heating of the Earth

5.  Winds that blow from east to west near the equator

6.  Areas where there is little wind at the equator

7.  Winds that blow from west to east at mid latitudes

8.  Areas of little wind at mid latitudes

9.  Winds that blow east to west near the poles ◦ http://www.suu.edu/faculty/colberg/Hazards/Weather/04_GlobalWind.html http://www.suu.edu/faculty/colberg/Hazards/Weather/04_GlobalWind.html  Jet Stream: a narrow band of fast moving air