what makes the wind blow?

Answer 1

Some places on earth are warmed up by the sun, others are not. Hot air rises. This creates low pressure on the ground level, compared to the area surrounding this hot(ter) place. Nature doesn't like pressure differences, so air from around the low pressure area is flowing to the hot spot. This is what we call wind.
High up in the atmosphere there's a higher pressure, and air flows in the opposite direction.

Such systems can occur on a large scale, such as the tropics, or it can occur on a small scale, such as a city (I think Las Vegas is famous for it?) or a beach (warmer than the water -> air rises -> wind from sea, even if the rest of the area has winds in the opposite direction)

The answer to your question could be:
- the sun
- heat
- pressure differences
- rising air
- temperature differences

Answer 2

Pressure differences because of hot and cold air. Hot air rises etc.

In the big picture, non localised, main thing is movement between the polar regions and the equator. Earth spinning influences the direction of some prevailing winds

Answer 3

When the air moves move a region of higher pressure to a region of lower pressure. That's call wind.

Answer 4

A big guy in the sky with a big paper fan. He waves it up and down just so that we will have wind. The days when it isn't windy are when he's taking a break.

Answer 5

You get pockets of air in the atmosphere with different air pressures. Air usually travels from High to Low pressure. The more drastic the difference in the 2 air pockets, the faster the air flow.

Answer 6

Pressure Gradient Force, Coriolis Force, It depends on location (latitude) and altitude

Answer 7

Thank you for this question.
I am very happy you ask me this question
Fortunatly i am the world specialist of this question...
But it could take to much time to explain so i prefer others answerers answer.

Answer 8

The sun.

Answer 9

god, after eating a dodgy curry a few hours before

Answer 10

low pressure