2007-02-28 11:16:22 · 8 answers · asked by Daron 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
The heating of the planet at the 2 poles and the rotation of the planet.
2007-02-28 11:25:16 · answer #1 · answered by mmct21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I remember, the wind is caused by the difference in temperatures in areas of the world. As the sun heats the atmosphere and the other areas of the earth this generates the wind. The extreme case being when the cold front(body of air) hits the warm front, it causes extreme storms-depending on the location it can cause a tornado or hurricane.
2007-03-04 11:22:08 · answer #2 · answered by lady_grey_j 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wind is the rough horizontal movement of air (as opposed to an air current) caused by uneven heating of the Earth's surface. It occurs at all scales, from local breezes generated by heating of land surfaces and lasting tens of minutes to global winds resulting from solar heating of the Earth. The two major influences on the atmospheric circulation are the differential heating between the equator and the poles, and the rotation of the planet (Coriolis effect).
2007-02-28 19:25:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wind is caused by the heating of the air by the sun.
2007-02-28 22:25:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Change in temperature, whenever air is heated it expands. This makes it lighter, and lighter air rises. As the warm air, cooler air flows in to take it's place. And this movement is called wind
2007-02-28 19:35:50 · answer #5 · answered by alien8zano 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wind is caused by pressure gradients being tightly pressed together in the atmosphere. the closer the gradients, the windier it is
2007-03-01 15:10:33 · answer #6 · answered by Danielita Shupe LA TIK :) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rotation of the earth?
2007-02-28 19:20:35 · answer #7 · answered by Kouya-chan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
convection is what causes wind to blow
2007-02-28 21:29:14 · answer #8 · answered by Justin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋