Wind Article

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How is wind created?!!!!!!!!

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1. Wind is created by a gradient in the air pressure. The air flows from locations of high pressure to areas of low pressure. These gradients are created by the sun heating the air.
2. Wind, air in motion. The term is usually applied to the natural horizontal motion of the atmosphere; motion in a vertical, or nearly vertical, direction is called a current. Winds are produced by differences in atmospheric pressure, which are primarily attributable to differences in temperature. Variations in the distribution of pressure and temperature are caused largely by unequal distribution of heat from the sun, together with differences in the thermal properties of land and ocean surfaces.. When the temperatures of adjacent regions become unequal, the warmer air tends to rise and flow over the colder, heavier air. Winds initiated in this way are usually greatly modified by the earth's rotation. Winds may be classified into four major types: the prevailing winds, the seasonal winds, the local winds, and the cyclonic and anticyclonic winds
3. The Sun heats up the land mass, as well as the oceans. The warmer the air above these masses, the lighter the air (low pressure), cooler air, which is heavier (high pressure) rushes in to equalize the air pressure, creating wind as it moves in. The Earths rotation also effects wind currents, it makes wind want to travel west to east.
4. well kejomuni interesting question i was ust thinking the same thing too /// ~~