by Bart Forcey Wind is created by air in motion. It is caused by the uneven heating of the earth’s environment by the sun. Because the earth’s environment is made of several types of materials such as land and water, as well as the things that make up these surfaces, they absorb the sun’s heat at differing rates. During the day the land obviously heats faster than in the evening, because the sun is out. The water also heats up, but not as fast. Water also cools slower then land so at nigh