2006-11-18 06:22:07 · 13 answers · asked by casiebugc 1 in Environment
farts on the loose.
2006-11-18 06:23:38 · answer #1 · answered by icynici 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wind is caused by the uneven heating of the earths surface. As the earth rotates (night and day) the earth cools in the dark (night) areas and heats up in the light (day) areas. Warm air is less dense (low pressure) than cold (high pressure) thus cool air migrates toward warm air. Weather conditions also contribute in a secondary fashion by the same principle. Wind created by both can "in a small way" affect rotation of the earth.
2006-11-18 14:45:07 · answer #2 · answered by Fred M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wind is air moving from places of high pressure to places of low pressure
2006-11-18 14:32:34 · answer #3 · answered by tinkerbell03 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple answer:
Wind is moving air.
Sophisticated answer:
The solar energy heats the surface of the earth. You must know that hot air is lighter than cold air. Cold air is denser than hot air. So, when the sun heats the earth's surface, the surface in turn heats the air close to it and that air rises. A vaccuum is created. Cold air from another region rushes in to occupy the empty space. All this happens in fraction of a second. This rush of air is called the wind.
2006-11-18 15:55:30 · answer #4 · answered by SacH.. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wind is air moving from places of high pressure to places of low pressure.
2006-11-18 14:24:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The movement of air. It's a chain effect that involves gravity. The moon has an effect on water. When the water moves, it subsequently moves everything around it that is not anchored; for example, air. also, the earth is spinning around in one direction most of the time (haha) and that's where you get submarine rivers of current. tornadoes and hurricanes and lightning and every other storm is based on temperature, even earthquakes (the earth's mantle is quite hot, and tends to have a current that is powerful enough to move the continental plates.)
2006-11-18 14:28:32 · answer #6 · answered by Cold Fart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wind is solar energy that's been absorbed by air molecules so that they start moving faster (converted to kinetic energy).
2006-11-18 14:24:32 · answer #7 · answered by Tomteboda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very basically: hot air rises drawing in air from surrounding areas. Depending on how hot the hot area is, the stronger the inflow of air, i.e., in the form of wind..................
2006-11-18 14:24:44 · answer #8 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Air shifting from a place of high pressure to a place of low pressure.
2006-11-18 14:24:38 · answer #9 · answered by wi_guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mass of moving air.
2006-11-18 14:24:46 · answer #10 · answered by My Evil Twin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Air moving approximately horizontally.
2006-11-18 14:24:52 · answer #11 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋