💨 Wind = Moving Air
Blow on the pinwheel! Your breath is moving air — that's exactly what wind is!
👆 Tap a blow button and watch the pinwheel spin!
🔥 Warm Air Rises, Cool Air Sinks
Heat the bottom. Watch orange dots (warm) float up and blue dots (cool) sink down. This is convection — the engine of wind!
Press "Heat Bottom" to start!
🚪 Crowded Air Rushes Into Less Crowded Space
The left side is packed with air (high pressure). The right side has fewer particles (low pressure). Open the door — air rushes from crowded → less crowded. That rush IS wind!
Press "Open Door" and watch the air rush!
☀️ The Sun Creates Wind
Drag the Sun over land or sea. Watch the whole cycle happen!
Drag the Sun or press a button. Watch the pinwheel spin!
🏆 Wind Explorer Challenge
1. What is wind?
2. When the Sun warms air, what does the warm air do?
3. Air always moves from...
Answer all three to earn the last star! ⭐
🎉 You are a Wind Explorer!
Wind is moving air. The Sun heats the ground → warm air rises → cooler air rushes in to fill the space → that moving air is WIND!
Try at home: blow gently on your hand. You are making tiny wind! 🌬️