APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH
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Author: Tarbuck
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Chapter 15.10, Problem 4A
Summary Introduction
To draw:
Arrows through Points A, B, C, and D that represent the wind direction.
Introduction:
The movement of air is known as wind, and it results from the uneven heating of the Earth surface. The surface of the Earth does not warm up uniformly because it rotates around the sun and only some of its surface is directly exposed to the sun rays.
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