if "cold" is when molecules aren't moving a lot, and "warm" is when they...
...ARE moving a lot, why is wind cold? i was browsing around on yahoo answers and came across a question about how humidity can exist if air is below freezing.
the answer included this phrase: "Temperature is the average kinetic energy (how much the molecules are vibrating) of the molecules of something. So when the air is below freezing, most of the molecules are not moving a lot (meaning theyre cold) "
so considering the fact that the average kinetic energy of moving air is higher than the average kinetic energy of non-moving air, shouldn't wind logically be warm?
...ARE moving a lot, why is wind cold? i was browsing around on yahoo answers and came across a question about how humidity can exist if air is below freezing.
the answer included this phrase: "Temperature is the average kinetic energy (how much the molecules are vibrating) of the molecules of something. So when the air is below freezing, most of the molecules are not moving a lot (meaning theyre cold) "
so considering the fact that the average kinetic energy of moving air is higher than the average kinetic energy of non-moving air, shouldn't wind logically be warm?