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Do the winds move forward the low pressure area or away from it?
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Do the wind move toward the high pressure area or away from it?
Away. The high pressure pushes the winds away outwards.
The surface winds in a typical Northern Hemisphere high-pressure system are generally moving?
clockwise away from the high-pressure center
Does wind moves rapidly toward a high pressure center?
No. Winds move away from a high pressure center and towards a low pressure center. You can think of it as the low pressure sucking the air in.
Does the earths rotation make prevailing winds go north and south or east and west?
Prevailing winds move from North to South because cold, dense air in the poles moves towards the equator where it is warmer (it moves from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure). Because of the Earth's rotation, it causes air moving towards the poles to curve to the east and wind moving away from the poles to curve to the west.
Why do hurricanes move away from the equator when wind always blows from high pressure to low pressure regions?
While winds in the tropics generally blow toward the equator, the actual setup is more complicated. In the subtropical regions of Earth there are several semi-permanent high pressure systems, such as the the Azores high over the northern Atlantic. In large-scale systems, wind does not go directly from high to low pressure, but is deflected relative to the surface as a consequence of Earth's rotation. High pressure areas rotate in an anticyclonic manner: clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern. Such highs often influence the tracks of tropical cyclones: the storms develop and initially travel west. As they come to the western portion of the high pressure area, the winds shift to blow away from the equator, taking any storms with them. Also worth noting is that hurricanes are tall enough that their paths can be influenced by upper-level winds as well as near-surface winds.
Do the winds move toward a high-pressure area or away from it?
Divergent
Do the wind move toward the high pressure area or away from it?
Away. The high pressure pushes the winds away outwards.
How are winds affected by areas of high pressure?
In zones where air ascends, the air is less dense than its surroundings and this creates a center of low pressure. Winds blow from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure, and so the surface winds would tend to blow toward a low pressure center. In zones where air descends back to the surface, the air is more dense than its surroundings and this creates a center of high atmospheric pressure. Since winds blow from areas ofhigh pressureto areas oflow pressure, winds spiral outward away from the high pressure. The Coriolis Effect deflects air toward the right in the northern hemisphere and creates a general clockwise rotation around the high pressure center. In the southern hemisphere the effect is just the opposite, and winds circulate in a counterclockwise rotation about the high pressure center. Such winds circulating around a high pressure center are calledanticyclonic windsand around a low pressure area they are calledcyclonic winds.
The surface winds in a typical Northern Hemisphere high-pressure system are generally moving?
clockwise away from the high-pressure center
Does wind moves rapidly toward a high pressure center?
No. Winds move away from a high pressure center and towards a low pressure center. You can think of it as the low pressure sucking the air in.
Does the earths rotation make prevailing winds go north and south or east and west?
Prevailing winds move from North to South because cold, dense air in the poles moves towards the equator where it is warmer (it moves from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure). Because of the Earth's rotation, it causes air moving towards the poles to curve to the east and wind moving away from the poles to curve to the west.
What does air do in a high pressure area?
A high pressure area is usually an area that is being cooled, making the air move toward the ground. It gradually moves away from the high pressure area toward a low pressure area.
Which is not true about the intertropical convergence zone?
hig pressure zone with rising air, warm air rises due to low pressure trade winds move away with it
Which is not true of the intertropical converge zone?
It's a high-pressure zone with rising air.
What direction does weather move near a high- pressure area?
Away from it.
Why do hurricanes move away from the equator when wind always blows from high pressure to low pressure regions?
While winds in the tropics generally blow toward the equator, the actual setup is more complicated. In the subtropical regions of Earth there are several semi-permanent high pressure systems, such as the the Azores high over the northern Atlantic. In large-scale systems, wind does not go directly from high to low pressure, but is deflected relative to the surface as a consequence of Earth's rotation. High pressure areas rotate in an anticyclonic manner: clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern. Such highs often influence the tracks of tropical cyclones: the storms develop and initially travel west. As they come to the western portion of the high pressure area, the winds shift to blow away from the equator, taking any storms with them. Also worth noting is that hurricanes are tall enough that their paths can be influenced by upper-level winds as well as near-surface winds.
Do the winds in a northern hemisphere cyclone spiral counterclockwise away or toward its center?
Toward the center. The low pressure sucks air inward.
