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Do the winds move toward 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.
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.
Fluids like air tend to move toward areas of high pressure?
No. Fluids move away from areas of high pressure and toward areas of low pressure.
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.
The surface winds in a typical Northern Hemisphere high-pressure system are generally moving?
clockwise away from the high-pressure center
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 move toward a high-pressure area or away from it?
Divergent
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.
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.
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.
Do the trade winds occur on the equator?
They are very light if at all, most of the winds at the equator are going straight up due to the amount of heating.
Why are most deserts found on 30 degrees latitude?
The 30 degree latitude area is at the high pressure region developed by the sinking air from the Hadley Cell created by the low pressure rising air at the equator. Winds move from high to low pressure areas. The doldrums are located at the equator, this is a low pressure area. When the air sinks at the 30 degree latitude air moves away from the 30 toward the equator and 60 degree latitudes. Since air does not move toward the 30, there is no way to bring the maritime air masses to those desert areas.
If your back is to the wind in the northern hemisphere the high pressure area is usually?
on your right. High pressure systems rotate clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, meaning that winds flow outward and away from the high pressure center. As a result, when facing the wind, the high pressure area is typically to your right.
Fluids like air tend to move toward areas of high pressure?
No. Fluids move away from areas of high pressure and toward areas of low pressure.
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.
The surface winds in a typical Northern Hemisphere high-pressure system are generally moving?
clockwise away from the high-pressure center
