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wind speed means how fast wind goes. the more pressure, the faster the wind. :)
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How does barometric pressure change effect wind speed?
cause.
What were the two factors that caused differences in wind speed?
There are two factors that cause differences in wind speed. They are differences in pressure and differences in altitude.
Why do meteorologists use an anemometer?
An anomometeris important because if a metoroligist didn't have anomometers they wouldn't have known how hard the wind is blowing and in what direction. So a anomometer measures the wind speed and what direction it's going in.
Will the speed of a wind be greater if the difference in air pressure is large or small?
no it will not be greater are greater it does not matter
An anemometer is used to measure?
An anemometer is used for measuring the speed of wind,
What instrument is used to predict wind speed?
A series of barometers can be used to predict wind speed and direction. Wind will move from higher pressure areas to lower pressure areas. The higher the pressure differential the higher the wind speed will be.
How airplane flies?
differential in wind speed over the wings produces high pressure under the wing and low pressure on top of the wing.
How does differential heating affect pressure?
Differential heating creates high-and-low-pressure areas, creating wind.
How does differential heating affect air pressure?
Differential heating creates high-and-low-pressure areas, creating wind.
What does wind have to do with pressure?
When a strong wind blows at you, you can feel the urge to lean forward to compensate the force applied by the wind on your body surface, so not to tip over. Hence, wind applies pressure, which is the force divided by the projected area of the surface. Wind pressure is related to the square of the wind speed.
What has a bigger effect on wind speed temperature or air pressure?
The bigger affect on wind speed is air pressure.
Is wind speed measured by a barometer?
No. A barometer measures pressure. Wind speed is measured by an anemometer.
What does differential heating cause?
Differential heating causes wind because the air over one surface being warmer than the air over another results in different air pressures. Wind is caused by air moving from a high pressure system to a low pressure system. This requires differences in air pressure, which is caused by differential heating.
Is radiation the instrument used to measure wind speed?
No, a barometer measures air pressure. Though wind is caused by variances in air pressure the direct measurement of wind is done by an anemometeryes
Does high pressure areas have strong wind speed?
No. Wind in high pressure systems are usually gentle.
When the wind doubles does the pressure in the sails increase 8 times?
When the apparent wind speed is doubled, the pressure on the sail is quadrupled. That is because the pressure on the sail (or the side of your house or a billboard sign) is proportional to the square of the speed of the wind. If the wind speed triples, then the pressure goes up by a factor of nine, because three squared is nine.
How do wind sensors work?
An anemometer is a device that provides information on wind speed and wind pressure. Sonic anemometers measure the wind speed and pressure of sonic pulses that exist between pairs of transducers.
