Air Pressure and Wind
6th Grade · Science · 60 min· 6.ess2.1
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Learning Objective
I can describe how local and global winds are created by differences in air pressure.
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Wind is described by the direction it is coming from. A sea breeze comes from the sea.
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During the day, land heats faster than water, causing air to rise and creating high pressure aloft that flows toward the sea.
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At night, the land cools faster than the water, reversing the process and creating a land breeze as air flows from the land to the sea.
