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How do differences in temperature in different places on the land affect the way the wind blows?
Cold air is dense and Warm air is less dense. Thus if the land is warm it heats the air above it and this air rises (like a helium balloon) because it is less dense. This means that air has got to flow in to replace it. Therefore wind bows in towards land areas that are warm.
What causes air to circulate in global wind systems?
when air is cooled, it becomes more dense,and its pressure increases. these differences in air pressure ,in turn ,cause air to circulate in global wind. jk
What is convection within the mantle responsible for?
As air heats, it becomes less dense and rises. As this hot air cools, it becomes more dense and falls. Winds are just convection currents. The air heats and rises, and the cool air rushes in to replace the air that rised. This air rushes in is near Earth's surface, so this is the wind.
Is gas dense?
Gas is not dense, solids should be dense, liquids are dense, but not as much as solids.
Does more dense or less dense objects settle faster?
More dense.
What is one of the causes of wind?
because it has a dense atmosphere:)
Why is the wind a better dispersal for spores than for seeds?
Spores are lighter (make that less dense).
Why is old faithful getting slower?
Because now in 2012, water is disappearing. This is somehow making the wind less dense which makes the wind really dry.
How do differences in temperature in different places on the land affect the way the wind blows?
Cold air is dense and Warm air is less dense. Thus if the land is warm it heats the air above it and this air rises (like a helium balloon) because it is less dense. This means that air has got to flow in to replace it. Therefore wind bows in towards land areas that are warm.
What does the ocean have to do with wind and speed of wind?
The oceans warm the air above them at a different rate to that over land. This creates a temperature 'difference' - which causes cooler, more dense air to flow into lower density areas. This is what we feel as wind.
Where does the wind get its energy from?
The Sun. A fraction of the suns energy heats the air. Warm air rises higher into the atmosphere and cooler, more dense, air moves in to replace it causing the wind.
What moves of sun to make wind blow?
Wind is caused by the unequal heating of the Earth. Some land is warmer than other parts of the land. The land heats the air directly above it. Warmer air is less dense. Cooler air is more dense. Cooler air has a lower pressure. Warmer air has a higher pressure. High goes to low. This movement is called wind.
What causes air to circulate in global wind systems?
when air is cooled, it becomes more dense,and its pressure increases. these differences in air pressure ,in turn ,cause air to circulate in global wind. jk
When you travel upwards into the atmosphere does the become more or less dense?
it becomes more denced because the higher you get in the atmospherethe wind becomes denced
What is convection within the mantle responsible for?
As air heats, it becomes less dense and rises. As this hot air cools, it becomes more dense and falls. Winds are just convection currents. The air heats and rises, and the cool air rushes in to replace the air that rised. This air rushes in is near Earth's surface, so this is the wind.
Is it true that wind is caused when cold air rises and hot air takes its places?
No. The hot air rises because it is less dense and therefore lighter. The cold air takes it's place as it is heavier. This causes wind.
How solar energy causes wind?
It heats up the air, which becomes less dense as a result and air naturally flows from denser to less denser areas.
