In contrast, the roots of grasses and other small plants may help to hold loose soil fragments together, thereby helping to prevent erosion by the wind.

相反，草和其他小植物的根可能有助于把松散的土壤碎片固定在一起，从而助于防止风的侵蚀。

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For example, birds may expend more of their reserves on thermoregulation if they spend the night exposed to the wind on a song post than if they are in a sheltered roost site.

例如，与在有遮挡的栖息地的鸟类相比，如果鸟类在风中露宿一晚，它们可能会更多地利用体温调节。

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For example, when tree leaves are blowing in the wind, the leaves may appear to artificially shimmer at the edges of the leaves.

比如当画面上的树叶在亮色天空背景下摇曳时，叶片的边缘部分会出现光点。

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"With the crater rim slope to the north and Mount Sharp to the south, we may be seeing more of the wind blowing along the depression in between the two slopes, rather than up and down the slope of Mount Sharp, " said Claire Newman, a REMS investigator at Ashima Research in Pasadena.

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