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1 Winds Winds blow from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
Winds are caused by differences in air pressure Winds blow from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

2 Air pressure Cold air (lower temperature) creates an area of high pressure because cold air sinks.

3 Air pressure Warm air (higher temperature) creates an area of low pressure because warm air rises.

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5 Winds Winds are named based on where the come from. For example a sea breeze comes from the sea and a land breeze comes from land.

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8 Global wind systems determine the major weather for the entire planet.

9 Smaller local winds affect local weather.
Two such wind systems are sea breezes and land breezes.

10 Global Winds Global winds occur due to the unequal heating of the Earth and the Coriolis Effect, due to the rotation of the Earth.

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