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Question
Enumerate the factors that influence movement of air.
Solution
Various factors controlling these phenomena are :
- Uneven heating of land at different parts of Earth.
- Differences in heating and cooling of land and water bodies.
- Vaporisation and condensation of water vapours.
- Rotation of Earth.
- Presence of high mountain ranges in the path of winds.
- Difference in topography over which the wind passes.
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