Winds, Storms and Cyclones NCERT Science Class 7 Chapter 8 Summary Note

Wind
Moving air is called wind. 

Air exerts pressure. 

High speed winds are accompanied by reduced air pressure. 

Air moves from the region where the air pressure is high to the region where the pressure is low. 

Why Smoke(warm air) goes up? 

Generation of wind currents
-Uneven heating between the equator and the pole 
-Uneven heating of land and water 

Monsoon winds carry water and it rains. 


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