answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Trade winds are strong winds that blow towards the equator from northeast or south east direction. They are planetary winds that keep blowing from subtropical high pressure zone to equilateral low pressure zones

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What direction does the trade winds blow?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What are trading winds?

You mean trade winds. And they are winds that normally blow in the same direction on a regular basis.


From what direction do the trade winds of South America blow?

trade winds in the southern hemisphere blow from the southeast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


In what direction does a trade wind blow?

Trade Winds blow fast and in Pretty much any direction. That's why sailors try to sail there often.


In what direction does a wind trade blow in?

The trade winds are the prevailing pattern eastern surface winds found in the tropics. They blow predominately from the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.


In what direction do the northeastern trade winds blow?

Oh my..... They blow from north east to south west. A wind direction is the way it is coming from.


What is global winds that blow constantly from the same direction and cover a large part of earths surface?

Prevailing winds.


What directions does trade winds blow?

Trade winds are strong winds that blow towards the equator from northeast or south east direction. They are planetary winds that keep blowing from subtropical high pressure zone to equilateral low pressure zones


What is tradewinds?

Winds that blow almost always in one direction, from the northeast to the equator, are trade winds. They are surface winds that are found in the tropics that have a prevailing easterly pattern.


How might atmospheric pressure over the pacific ocean affect how the trade winds blow?

In a normal year the weak winds (trade winds) will switch direction because the strong winds (the atmospheric pressure) is strong enough to push the trade winds up and to turn them around.


What is the difference between trade winds and westerlies?

Trade winds blow from east to west while the westerlies blow from west to east. Trade winds blow near the equator whereas the westerlies blow in the middle latitudes.


What are global winds that blow from the same direction?

prevailing winds


What are winds called that blow toward the equator?

The trade winds (northeast or southeast depending on which hemisphere you're in) blow towards the Equator.