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Why does the air pressure go higher when the air moves slowly and the air pressure lowers when the air is moving faster?
A:
You are describing the Bernoulli principle. Air molecules have a limited amount of energy, and some of this energy is what causes air pressure through the random motion of molecules. When air speeds up due to an obstacle like a wing, some of its energy is converted to movement in one direction. Because there is less energy causing random motion of molecules, there is less air pressure.
Posted on June 11, 2013 at 5:57 pm
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