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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 ____________________ , wind always starts in the same way . As the sun moves through the sky , it ____________________ up some parts of the ____________________ and ____________________ more than others . The air above these ____________________ spots is warmed , becomes lighter than the surrounding air , and begins to rise . ____________________ , 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 , always flowing from high to low ____________________ . Some winds blow in one place , and have a local name ? North America's ____________________ and France's ____________________ . Others are part of a huge circulation pattern that sends winds over the ____________________ globe .