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Mystery #2Tier 2weather / air

Why does the wind blow?

You can't see it, but wind shoves clouds across the sky, bends trees and fills sails. Air is invisible and seems to come from nowhere. So what actually sets all that air moving?

A flag stretched out and rippling in a strong wind.
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