What Causes Wind
Science · Weather & Climate · conceptual
Understand what causes wind: the Sun heats the Earth's surface unevenly, warm air rises because it is lighter, and cooler air rushes in to take its place — this movement of air is wind
What mastery looks like
- Explain that the Sun heats Earth's surface unevenly
- State that warm air rises and cooler air moves in to replace it
- Define this air movement as wind
Check your understanding
Can What Causes Wind explain why wind blows — that the Sun warms some areas more than others, warm air floats upward, and cooler air rushes in to fill the gap?
Prerequisites
Required first