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What causes wind to form?
Think about how the sun affects warm and cool air.
What is the Coriolis effect?
What happens to wind in different hemispheres?
What creates the movement of wind?
Remember the role of the sun in heating different parts of the Earth.
True or False: The Coriolis effect has no impact on wind direction.
Think about how the wind moves in different hemispheres.
Describe how the Coriolis effect would change the patterns of wind if the Earth rotated in the opposite direction.
Consider how wind flows would redirect in different hemispheres.
Create a detailed report discussing the implications of local terrain on the efficiency of wind farms in mountainous regions.
Think about how mountains can both block and funnel wind.
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