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Wind
The horizontal movement of air.
Temperature: WARM AIR
Slow moving
Very Dense
Warming up
Moving faster
Very Warm airMoving really fastSpreading outBecoming less
Dense
50°70°
90°
Temperature: COLD AIR
Cooler airSlow moving Closer togetherBecoming more
dense
Cooling down
Moving slower
Very Warm airMoving really fastSpread outLess Dense
50°70°
90°
Temperature Differences: Rising & Sinking Air
Pressure Differences
The Creation of Wind
1. Temperature difference = rising/sinking air.2. Rising/sinking air = pressure difference.
3. Pressure likes to balance out = WIND !!!
Sea Breeze
Wind blows from Sea to Land.
Sea Breeze
Wind blows from Land to Sea.