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	Forces and Winds: Online Meteorology Guide - http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/fw/home.rxml Describes in detail what causes wind, the different kinds of wind, and the friction the Earth causes.
	Blow, Wind, Blow - http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/nino/wind.html Demonstration of the Coriolis effect to show why wind blows the way it does.
	Australian Government - Bureau of Meteorology - http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/Students_Teachers/Worksheet16.shtml Instructions for students how to measure wind speed with minimal equipment and surprising accuracy.
	Weather Whiz Kids: Wind - http://www.weatherwizkids.com/wind1.htm Explain the jet stream, global wind patterns, plus land and sea breezes.
	http://www.hko.gov.hk/education/edu01met/wxobs/ele_winde.htm - http://www.hko.gov.hk/education/edu01met/wxobs/ele_winde.htm Tells you what is wind, where it comes from, and how we describe the winds.

	FAQ Air Chemistry and Physics - http://www.lenntech.com/FAQ-air-chemistry-physics.htm Answers question about the air, gases, the wind, and pressure.
	BWEA: What causes the wind? - http://www.bwea.com/edu/wind.html Explains how the density and pressure changes of air causes wind.
	What Is Wind? - http://eo.ucar.edu/basics/wx_2_c.html Explains what wind is, and gives the fastest wind speed ever recorded.
	Nationalgeographic.com: Why Does the Wind Blow - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/world/amfacts/amaz6.html Simple introduction to the wind.
	Where Does the Wind Come From? - http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/139951/where-does-the-wind-come-from.pdf Explains how differences in air pressure can cause the wind.

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