Welcome at "Wind: The invisible force"
How does wind originate? Here the entire process is described how wind forms. All about pressure areas, types of wind and other phenomena.
Introduction
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Pressure areas
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Coriolis force
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Global movement
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Geostrophic winds
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Gradient winds
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Friction
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Beaufort scale
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Types of wind
A complete list of terms that occur in this website with an explanation.
Alfabetical list
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Development terms
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Hurricane terms
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Tornado terms
You hear about them every year when they strike and wreck havoc. Learn all about hurricanes in this section.
Introduction
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Development
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Growth process
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Global activity
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Names
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Saffir-Simpson Scale
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El nino
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Damage
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Prediction
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Public action
If you don't want to read plain information this is the section to be. Do the wind quiz to test your knowledge.
Quiz
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Poll
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Messageboard
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Guestbook
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Flash gallery
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Image gallery
Tornadoes are the most impressive from of wind. They strike especially in the US
Introduction
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Development
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Tornado Alley
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Fujita scale
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Predicting them
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Warnings & safety
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Storm chasers
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Stories & more
Information about the website and its creators. Also some copyright information
About the site
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About the creators
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Thinkquest
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Copyright information
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Contact information
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