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- how does uneven heating from the sun lead to wind?
Uneven solar heating causes temperature differences. Warmer air rises (lower density), creating low - pressure. Cooler air (higher density) moves in to fill the gap, forming wind.
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Uneven heating from the Sun causes temperature differences. Warmer air expands and rises (lower density), creating a low - pressure area. Cooler, denser air then flows into this low - pressure area to replace the rising warm air. This movement of air from areas of higher pressure (cooler air) to areas of lower pressure (warmer air) is what we call wind.