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Play Fill in the Blanks Game
The world's atmosphere is forever on the move . Wind is air in motion . Sometimes air moves slowly , giving
a ____________________ breeze . At other times it moves rapidly creating gales and hurricanes . Gentle or fierce , wind
always starts in the same way . As the sun moves through the sky , it heats up some parts of the sea and
land more than others .
The air above these ____________________ spots is warmed , becomes lighter than the surrounding air , and begins to rise .
Elsewhere , cool air sinks , because it's ____________________ . Winds blow because - air squeezed out by sinking , cold air
is sucked in under rising , warm air . Winds will blow wherever there is a ____________________ in air temperature and
pressure .