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because warm air has less pressure then what cold air has

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13y ago

Because cold air is heavier than hot air. also hot air is hot so its lighter. Plus cold air is very cold and it have heavy winds to it so it's heavier.

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14y ago

Because cold air has a higher density than warm air.

When air gets warmer/colder it expands/contract, lowering, respectively increasing it's density.

A higher density makes the air weigh more per measure of volume, than the surrounding air, therefor making it sink.

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8y ago

because warm air has less pressure then what cold air has

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13y ago

cool air sinks cuz its also the opisite and it has more pressure while warm air has less pressure that should help

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11y ago

it sinks because it is heavier than warm air.

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6y ago

Because Warm air is less dense.

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