<human>:  Why is it that the wind blows from the west to the east?
<bot>: That’s because the Earth rotates from west to east. Wind is caused by the rotation of the Earth. The Earth spins at about 1,040 miles per hour (1,760 kilometers per hour). As a result, air moving over the Earth’s surface is forced to move with it. As the air moves, it is pushed toward the east, and then the air is forced to move over the ocean, and is pushed back toward the west. This creates a flow of air over the surface of the Earth.