What happens to the air and wind that causes high-pressure systems?
Cool air rises and wind blows inward.
Warm air sinks and wind blows outward.
Cool air sinks and wind blows outward.
Warm air rises and wind blows inward.
Warm air rises and wind blows inward.
In high-pressure systems, the warm air at the Earth's surface rises, creating lower pressure at the surface. As the warm air rises, it cools and condenses, leading to the formation of clouds and potentially precipitation. The movement of air towards the center of the high-pressure system creates a clockwise rotation in the Northern Hemisphere and a counterclockwise rotation in the Southern Hemisphere, known as anticyclonic flow. This circulation pattern leads to calm, clear weather conditions associated with high-pressure systems.