The mass movement of air is defined as what?

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The mass movement of air is defined as what?

Explanation:
The bulk flow of air escaping and moving across the surface is called wind. It’s the mass movement of air, driven mainly by differences in atmospheric pressure so air moves from high-pressure to low-pressure areas. Humidity measures water vapor in the air, temperature is the heat content, and pressure is the force per area; none of those describe the actual movement of air itself. Wind is what you feel as air rushing past you, and it varies with how strong the pressure gradient is and with factors like solar heating and the Earth’s rotation.

The bulk flow of air escaping and moving across the surface is called wind. It’s the mass movement of air, driven mainly by differences in atmospheric pressure so air moves from high-pressure to low-pressure areas. Humidity measures water vapor in the air, temperature is the heat content, and pressure is the force per area; none of those describe the actual movement of air itself. Wind is what you feel as air rushing past you, and it varies with how strong the pressure gradient is and with factors like solar heating and the Earth’s rotation.

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