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The sun heats the land and oceans unevenly, creating areas of upwards and downwards moving air as well as pressure differences. This causes air to flow from one area to another. For hurricanes the sun heats the ocean, causing some water to evaporate. The water vapor powers convection in storms which can then strengthen and organize to form hurricanes.
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The sun's energy plays a role in the formation of hurricanes and wind through a process called convection. The sun heats up the Earth's surface, causing the air near the surface to warm and rise. As the warm air rises, it creates a low-pressure area, and surrounding cooler air rushes in to fill the void, resulting in wind. In the case of hurricanes, these wind patterns can become organized and strengthened by specific atmospheric conditions.
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What are 5 differences between solar and wind energy?
solar energy is energy from the sun and wind energy is energy from the wind
What is the primary source of energy for ocean currents and waves?
Ocean currents at the SURFACE -- their primary cause is SOLAR ENERGY. Due to solar energy, much of the wind pattern originates and this wind pattern in turn causes ocean currents on the surface.
Is nuclear fusion in the sun wind energy?
No. However, the ultimate source of wind energy is indeed nuclear fusion in the Sun.
What causes winds in the atmosphere?
Energy from the Sun causes wind.
How does the suns energy help form a hurricane?
Heat from the sun creates convection currents which is where air rises and moves outwards, then sinks, and rises again and moves outwards again etc... And these muddled convection currents are more commonly known as wind. Hurricanes are most basically very windy storms, so if the suns energy makes wind, then it makes hurricanes too.
How does energy cause wind to blow?
the energy of the sun and the divergent parts of the wind cause each and every part of why the sun causes energy which will lead to the wind blowing
Does the sun influenced the formation of wind on earths surface?
Not only influence, The Sun's energy is the CAUSE of wind on Earth.
Do wind turbines depend on energy from the sun?
They get their energy from the wind not the sun.
Why is the sum a contributing factor in the production of wind energy?
cause its the sun it does stuf
Is wind energy indirect form of solar energy?
Yes the temperature differences brought about by the exposure of the atmosphere to the sun cause the air to move about. If the sun was not there to do this there would be no wind. the fact is that just about every form of energy that we use has its origin in the sun.
What energy source drives wind on earth?
The sun's energy. The sun does not heat all surfaces of the earth evenly the differences of temperature between the tropics, poles, land, sea cause air movement - wind
What makes the wind and geothermal energy?
Heat from the sun is the original cause of the wind, helped by the rotation of the earth. Energy from geothermal comes from the heat under the surface of the earth.
Some of the sun's is converted into wind and water waves-?
Some of the sun's energy is converted into wind and water waves. Most of the sun's energy are absorbed by the primary producers.
What are 5 differences between solar and wind energy?
solar energy is energy from the sun and wind energy is energy from the wind
Where does wind energy originate from?
Ultimately, the energy in wind comes from the radiation we get from the Sun.
Why is wind energy called solar energy?
Wind energy is not called solar energy. Solar energy is the energy from the sun, while wind energy is just wind energy.
Is wind energie the same as solar energy?
No, wind energy comes from the wind and solar energy comes from the sun.
