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Question
Identify the type of wind from the description given below.
Hilltops get heated quickly during the day. The air in this part becomes hot, light, and starts ascending. Hence, a low-pressure area forms in this region. At the same time, the air at the foothills being cooler, and that area experiences high pressure. The air in that area blows towards low pressure.
Solution
Valley breeze.
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