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To: viaveritasvita
Hmmmm. Oh yeah! Wind! I see and feel its effects as I do gravity. But...where did it come from?

What is your point? Are you trying to waste my time?

The atmosphere is composed of air which, in turn, is made up of tiny particles of different gases like nitrogen, hydrogen and oxygen. The sun shines on our atmosphere all of the time. But, it heats the surface of the Earth unevenly, so that in some places it is warm while in other places it is cold. As air gets warmer, its particles spread out. This makes the air lighter, or less dense, so it rises. As air cools, it becomes heavier, or more dense, and sinks. As warm air rises, air from cooler areas flows in to take the place of the heated air. This process is called convection and causes air to move. The differential heating of the Earth's surface and the resulting convection is what causes wind on this planet. Wind circles the Earth and plays an important role in determining weather conditions.

2,956 posted on 01/05/2003 1:48:39 PM PST by B. Rabbit
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To: B. Rabbit
It's a lost cause for conservatives // conservatism . . .

if consevatives can not deal with lies // liberalism - - -

. . . on it's own turf!


2,958 posted on 01/05/2003 1:52:19 PM PST by f.Christian
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To: B. Rabbit
Atmosphere, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, earth, weather conditions.

Where do these things come from?

(Is this not a discussion of creation vs. evolution?)
2,988 posted on 01/05/2003 2:28:02 PM PST by viaveritasvita
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