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What Causes Wind

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

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Can your child 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?

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