Wind

Wind

The flow of gases on a large scale. On Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. In outer space, solar wind is the movement of gases or charged particles from the sun through space, while planetary wind is the outgassing of light chemical elements from a planet's atmosphere into space.

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wind

Weather; Meteorology

Air in motion relative to the surface of the earth. Since vertical components of atmospheric motion are relatively small, especially near the surface of the earth, meteorologists ...

wind

Weather; Wind

The flow of gases on a large scale. On Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. In outer space, solar wind is the movement of gases or charged particles from the sun ...

wind

Chemistry; Weather; Atmospheric chemistry

The natural movement of air from one location to another in the planet's atmosphere due to differences in air pressure. For major urban centers, gaseous pollution produced there ...

wind

Animals; Dogs

To catch the scent of game.

wind

Geography; Physical geography

The horizontal movement of air created by differing pressures of adjacent air masses. Air moves from high to low pressure areas.

winding

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Winding is the process of transferring yarn or thread from one type of package to another to facilitate subsequent processing. The rehandling of yarn is an integral part of the ...

current

Weather; Wind

A mass of liquid or gas that is in motion. Wind is a current of air. Ocean current move large amounts of water.

wind chill

Weather; Wind

The effect that wind has in making bare skin feel colder. Wind causes skin to lose heat.

landslide

Weather; Wind

A mass of soil and rock that slides down a steep slope is called as landslide. It occurs mainly due to high winds.

jet stream

Weather; Wind

A strong wind that blows in a narrow path around the Earth high above the ground, is termed as jet stream.

rip current

Weather; Wind

A sudden, strong current of water that flows rapidly away from the shore. This current return water to the sea that the wind build up along the shore.

tornadogenesis

Weather; Wind

Tornadogenesis is the process by which a tornado forms. There are many types of tornadoes, and each type of tornado can have several different methods of formation. Scientific ...

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