How come wind coming from the ocean tends to be strong? How is it not losing momentum before it reaches shore?
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Why would it lose momentum? No, seriously, why? There is nothing to stop it from moving because the ocean is a featureless plain that can’t stop the wind because there is nothing in the way.
Also, wind is caused by a pressure difference. It goes from high to low pressure. Because land heats up faster than water the air over land will also heat up faster. This causes it to become less dense, and thus rise, and have a power pressure. Then the air from the ocean comes in and replaces and gets pulled in by that low pressure. It can be a very large difference actually, noticeable by us. Then with the fact that nothing is in the way, the winds get very fast. This is also why even on a windy day inside a forest you won’t feel much of a breeze, the trees stop the wind.
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