Flowing air responding to the difference between higher and lower pressure is responding to the ________.
A) pressure gradient
B) Coriolis effect
C) anticyclone
D) intertropical convergence
E) trade winds

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Flowing air responds to the pressure gradient force, which is the difference in air pressure between two locations. Air will move from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure, creating winds. The other choices (B, C, D, and E) may affect wind patterns, but they are not the direct cause of the movement of air.

Flowing Air Responding to the Difference Between Higher and Lower