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Prairie dogs are able to breathe inside their tunnels because different wind speeds above the tunn ...
Prairie dogs are able to breathe inside their tunnels because different wind speeds above the tunnel create a pressure differential that forces air through the tunnel. In this case, the wind speed is \( 9.9 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} \) at point \( A \) and \( 1 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} \) at point \( B \). Assuming that the elevation and air density \( \left(1.29 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{m}^{3}\right) \) is the same at these two points, what is the pressure difference caused by the wind speeds? \( P=\quad \) unit Knowing that air flows from high to low pressure, which direction will the air move through these tunnels?