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Divergent
Otis Rolfson
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Do the winds in a northern hemisphere cyclone spiral counterclockwise away or toward its center?
Toward the center. The low pressure sucks air inward.
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.
Divergent vs Convergent Winds?
Divergent winds are winds that are moving away from something. Convergent winds are winds that are moving towards something.
Which islands face away from the northern trade winds?
Leeward islands face away from the northern trade winds.
What islands face away from the northern trade winds?
Leeward islands face away from the northern trade winds.
Do the wind move toward the high pressure area or away from it?
Away. The high pressure pushes the winds away outwards.
Do the winds in a northern hemisphere cyclone spiral counterclockwise away or toward its center?
Toward the center. The low pressure sucks air inward.
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.
Divergent vs Convergent Winds?
Divergent winds are winds that are moving away from something. Convergent winds are winds that are moving towards something.
Which islands face away from the northern trade winds?
Leeward islands face away from the northern trade winds.
What islands face away from the northern trade winds?
Leeward islands face away from the northern trade winds.
What winds blow away from 30 degree latitudes?
Trade winds
What is a depression caused by strong winds carrying away all the loose materials from an area is called?
A tropical depression causes hurricanes and typhoons on water most typically for the US in the Gulf of Mexico and when these reach land their strong winds blow away loose materials.
Can storm winds wash away barrier beaches?
Storm winds don't wash away barrier beaches, but the waves they generate can.
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.
Comets tail always point toward the sun?
No. Comets tails always point away from the sun. I believe the are a result of the heat and solar winds projected out from the sun which strip material off from the comet as it travels through space.
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.
