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Weather

Air Movements

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force that causes air to moveair pressure
winds blow fromhigh to low
heated air has molescules that movefaster and farther apart
Heated air is lessdense
Heated air causes air pressure todecrease
Cooler air isdenser
Cooler air has air pressure that isgreater
Cooler, denser air is heavier andsinks
Warm air rises & cooler air replaces it it we havewind
Most differences in air pressure are due to differences in airtemperature
Diff. in temp. due to the sun heating the earth's surfaceunequally
The main source of wind energy is thesun

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