3.) Why does air near the surface move towards low pressure centers?

4.) Why does air near the surface move out away from high pressure centers?
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5.) Putting it together, surface air always moves from areas of pressure.

6.) What causes air to follow curved lines as it move?

At the surface, low pressure systems have a counterclockwise rotation in the Northern Hemisphere, with the wind turning slightly inward towards the lowest pressure. This causes air to converge, or come together, at the center of the low near the ground. Since the converging air has nowhere else to go, it rises.

Wind flows from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. This is due to density differences between the two air masses.

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