0
As the air molecules heat up they move faster, spread apart and as a result the air becomes less dense. As it becomes less dense it will go upwards. Cool air will move to take the place of where the warm air was = wind!
You have experienced this in the kitchen. When the stove is really hot and you open the door you will feel a blast of warm air hit you as it leaves the oven and goes upwards because it is less dense than the air in the kitchen
Gillian Watsica
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What causes trade winds?
Convection cycles and the coriolis effect i think.
Is it true that wind are examples of convection currents?
Not conduction, but convection currents, are what drive winds and many ocean currents.
What makes the strong winds on earth?
Strong winds result from convection currents in the air, which result from sunlight, which for various reasons will heat some air more than other air.
What are the characteristics of the doldrums and why do they occur?
The high solar intensity at equatorial latitudes causes intense heating at the equator, which produces powerful convection currents called Prevailing Winds. The Doldrums are where the prevailing winds at the Equator die.
What is one convection cell that forms because of the coriolis effect?
The Coriolis Effect is the phenomenon that effects global winds. A convection cell is a form of wind and this is the first part of the coriolis effect.
How do you use convection in a sentence?
When convection occurs in the air, winds are formed.
Are winds examples of convection currents?
Winds are examples of convections currents
Is convection cells a local winds?
yes
How are global winds and local winds similar?
They both have covection currents and effect the weather
How is convection a cycle of nature?
Convection is responsible for winds and currents...... maybe..... I don't really know....
What causes trade winds?
Convection cycles and the coriolis effect i think.
Winds transfer heat energy by what method of heat transfer?
convection
What is the relationship between differential heating or convection and the production of winds?
i do not no the answer tell me please
A circular pattern of updrafts downdrafts and winds is a?
convection cell
What are 3 northern hemisphere convection areas?
Easterlies Westerlies and the Trade Winds.
Is it true that wind are examples of convection currents?
Not conduction, but convection currents, are what drive winds and many ocean currents.
Is the sun heating they earth the best example of convection?
The heating alone is not, no, but the convection it sets up, thus forming winds and weather systems, is a valid example.
