What is wind?
Q: What is wind?
A: Wind is the flow of gases, usually air, on Earth and particles from the sun in outer space.
Q: What are some examples of strong winds seen on planets in our solar system?
A: The strongest winds seen on a planet in our solar system are on Neptune and Saturn.
Q: What are gusts and squalls?
A: Gusts are short bursts of fast winds while squalls are strong winds that go on for about one minute.
Q: How does wind affect animals?
A: Wind can affect animals' food stores, their hunting and the way they protect themselves. Cold wind can also have a bad effect on livestock.
Q: How is wind created?
A: Wind is created by sunlight driving the Earth's atmospheric circulation which produces weather. High pressure areas near low pressure systems create air movement to even out the pressures, while hot or cold air rising or falling creates low or high pressures respectively with air flowing to equalize them.
Q: How do you measure how strong the wind is?
A: The Beaufort scale is used to tell how strong the wind is, especially at sea when no land can be seen.
Q: What effect does an increase in wind have?
A: An increase in wind causes an increase in rate of evaporation.
