The earth's surface is warmed most near the equator, and least at the poles. The air above land is warmed more than that above water. Winds occur because the atmospheric pressures try to 'even themselves out'. The rotation of the earth causes the high and low pressure wind spirals. In the southern hemisphere, air from high pressure systems spirals anticlockwise, but spirals clockwise into low pressure systems.
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Air from different regions have different characteristics. Write a short story about being a weather balloon. Use one of the weather balloon traces to help in describing the trip up to the point where you burst and fall back to Earth. The balloon will slowly expand before bursting as it climbs higher. Be as dramatic and creative as you can.