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What are prevailing wind?
Prevailing winds include the Trade winds (in the subtropics), Westerlies (in the mid-latitudes), and Polar Easterlies poleward of there. They are called prevailing winds because they tend to usually blow in roughly the same direction. The reason for this has to do with where the somewhat permanent areas of high and low pressure are with respect to latitude, resulting in a flow of air that gets deflected by the Coriolis Effect and moves the wind in the direction mentioned.
What is an example of prevailing winds?
an example of prevailing winds is like when you lick your finger to see which direction the wind is...
What is the direction of the prevailing winds over the northern pacific?
North of the 30th parallel, prevailing winds blow from the south-west. South of the 30th parallel, prevailing winds blow from the north-east.
What are the characteristics of the doldrums and why do they occur?
The high solar intensity at equatorial latitudes causes intense heating at the equator, which produces powerful convection currents called Prevailing Winds. The Doldrums are where the prevailing winds at the Equator die.
How prevailing winds affect the precipitation an area experience?
the direction of prevailing winds will affect how much water it carries.
What has the greatest effect on humidity?
prevailing winds
What is the force that deflects prevailing winds?
The Coriolis effect is the force that deflects prevailing winds
An effect that causes the prevailing winds to blow diagnolly rather than on strict north south or east west lines?
Coriolis Effect
What creates prevailing winds?
corelias effect
What causes prevailing winds?
Prevailing winds are winds that are measured by the direction. Different regions and continents have different prevailing wind directions. Nature and latitudinal wind zones cause prevailing winds. They are also caused by changes in the atmospheres pressure.
The name for the wind that blows constantly from the same direction?
It's prevailing Winds
What causes prevailing winds to move in curved path?
earths rotation aleoc
How do prevailing winds effect the precipitation an area experiences?
the woofing Sabina f
What is the force that deflects wind?
The Coriolis effect is the force that deflects prevailing winds
What type of winds effect the tundra biome?
artic tundra: prevailing westerlies and prevailing easterlies. alpine tundra: winds patterns change because of more exposure to the sun.
Doldrums are characterized by what?
The high solar intensity at equatorial latitudes causes intense heating at the equator, which produces powerful convection currents called Prevailing Winds. The Doldrums are where the prevailing winds at the Equator die.
What are the prevailing winds of the latitudes called?
The prevailing winds are different in different latitudes. In the mid-latitudes of the northern hemisphere, the prevailing winds are west to east. In the mid-latitudes of the southern hemisphere, the prevailing winds are from east to west.
