Weather field note
Traveling air
The Wind's Whisper
Wind is simply air hurrying from a place where it's pushing harder to a place where it's pushing less.
Let's look closer
Where does wind come from?
unlight warms some parts of the Earth's surface more than others, heating a sunny field faster than a shaded forest or a cool ocean nearby. Warm air becomes lighter and rises, and cooler, heavier air rushes in underneath to take its place, creating a steady flow. That rushing, moving air is what we feel brushing past our faces as wind, and the bigger the temperature difference between two places, the stronger the wind tends to blow.
Look for this
Explorer clue
Watch how leaves, grass, or flags lean the same direction. That's the wind showing you exactly where the air is traveling.
Your turn to wonder
Curiosity question
If the wind carried a secret message just for you today, what do you imagine it might whisper?
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