Question

Explain briefly how winds are caused.

Answer

The wind is caused by differences in the atmospheric pressure. When the air, at a place, gets heated up, it expands and occupies more space.

It, therefore, becomes lighter and moves up. The air pressure, at that place, then gets lowered. Hence, air from surrounding places, rushes in to take the vacated place. This sets up convection currents in air leading to winds and storms.