6-9 What causes local winds?
SWBAT: Describe patterns of local winds.
monsoon: wind that changes direction with the seasons
• Land breezes and sea breezes are local winds.
• A wind coming from the sea toward the land is a sea breeze; a wind coming from the land toward the sea is a land breeze.
• Mountain regions have local winds called mountain breezes and valley breezes.
monsoon: wind that changes direction with the seasons
• Land breezes and sea breezes are local winds.
• A wind coming from the sea toward the land is a sea breeze; a wind coming from the land toward the sea is a land breeze.
• Mountain regions have local winds called mountain breezes and valley breezes.