Wind flows because of which of the following reasons?

Windmill makes the wind flow

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Because of uneven heating of the earth surface

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Trees produce wind

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is B Because of uneven heating of the earth surface
The sun heats the earth’s surface unevenly. Because of this, a pressure gradient is formed in the atmosphere which makes the wind flow from high pressure regions(denser) to low pressure regions(rarer).

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Wind is a result of pressure difference caused by uneven heating of the Earth by the Sun.

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