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Causes air to move from poles toward the equator
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∙ 6y agoAltitude & the heating (or cooling) of air.
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Land and water temperature changes cause differences in?
Air pressure
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
Why do and breezes occur?
Convection currents cause the air to rise when heated. This causes the air pressure to become lower on the surface, which then pulls in air from nearby regions, which is felt as wind.
Is the movement of air primarly a result of pressure differences from the atmosphere?
Yes. The movement of air is the result of pressure differences in the atmosphere. The day/night cycle causes differences in the temperatures further creating the pressure differences in the atmosphere ... PRIMARILY.
What movement of the air caused by differences in air pressure?
wind
What differences cause wind?
The differences in air pressure.
What cause the air to move?
differences in air pressure
Land and water temperature changes cause differences in?
Air pressure
Pressure differences between warm and cold air masses cause what?
Pressure differences between warm and cold air masses cause fronts or high/low pressure systems. A warm front is when a warm, moist air mass slides up and over a cold air mass, and a cold front is the opposite.
What kind of currents cause wind?
Winds are caused by differences in air pressure not currents. Air under high pressure moves toward areas of low pressure.
Can Air pressure cause strong winds?
Wind is moving air that is caused by differences in air pressure inside our atmosphere. The air below high pressure moves toward areas of low pressure. The greater the variation in pressure, the quicker the air runs.
What happens to the air when the air pressure differences are small?
When pressure differences are small you get light winds.
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 best describes a cause of wind?
It is caused by differences in the atmospheric pressure
Why does air in the atmosphere move?
Temperature differences is why air moves in the atmosphere. Hot air rises, cold air falls. With these temperature difference comes pressure differences and these temp. and pressure differences are what keep the air moving. Theoretically, if there were no temp. or pressure differences in the atmosphere, air would not move.
Why do and breezes occur?
Convection currents cause the air to rise when heated. This causes the air pressure to become lower on the surface, which then pulls in air from nearby regions, which is felt as wind.
Why does air pressure vary?
Air pressure varies because of the differences in air's density.
