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Where is the speed of the wind higher?

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Forest covers
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Ocean surfaces
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Plains
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Mountains
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Solution

The correct options are
B Ocean surfaces
C Plains
The speed of the wind will be higher over ocean surfaces and plains as there are less obstacles. Land, except plains and deserts, has mountains, coastal barriers, trees, human-made structures, that cause a resistance to the wind flow.

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