SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

ATMOSPHERIC BASIC PROPERTIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What drives the movement of air on earth?
A
Gravity
B
The sun
C
The moon
D
The mountains
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Wind is the movement of air, caused by the uneven heating of the Earth by the sun and the Earth’s own rotation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Even with disruptions like weather fronts and storms, there is a consistent pattern to how air moves around our planet’s atmosphere. This pattern, called atmospheric circulation, is caused because the Sun heats the Earth more at the equator than at the poles. It’s also affected by the spin of the Earth.

Detailed explanation-3: -The sun powers the wind by heating up parts of the earth more than others. Wind is the movement of air. The sun heats the air, and the warm air rises. This rising warm air makes the cooler air from the surrounding areas come in to replace it.

Detailed explanation-4: -Movement of air caused by temperature or pressure differences is wind. Where there are differences of pressure between two places, a pressure gradient exists, across which air moves: from the high pressure region to the low pressure region.

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