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What is the general direction of trade winds in both hemispheres?
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Why are the winds that blow from the subtropical high pressure zones in both hemispheres to the equator trade winds?
They were named the trade winds at a time when trade, or commerce, was conducted largely by sailing vessels that required wind in order to travel. The trade winds were used by sailing ships engaged in trade.
What is the convention for naming winds?
The convention for naming winds is for the general direction from which they originate, not the direction in which they are heading
The band of rainy weather located where the northern and southern hemispheres' trade winds meet is known as the?
westerly winds the correct answer is doldrums
Winds that flow toward the poles in the opposite direction of the trade winds are called what?
Westerlies
What do we call winds from the most common wind direction?
The north east trade winds
What winds that blow from 30 degrees to 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres are called?
trade winds
What are trading winds?
You mean trade winds. And they are winds that normally blow in the same direction on a regular basis.
Direction the trade winds will take you?
The trade winds will take you in a south western direction in the northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere, they will take you in a north eastern direction.
Why are the winds that blow from the subtropical high pressure zones in both hemispheres to the equator trade winds?
They were named the trade winds at a time when trade, or commerce, was conducted largely by sailing vessels that required wind in order to travel. The trade winds were used by sailing ships engaged in trade.
What is the convergence of Trade Winds from both hemispheres called?
Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone
Why are winds that blow from the subtropical high pressure zones in both hemispheres to the equator called trade winds?
They were named the trade winds at a time when trade, or commerce, was conducted largely by sailing vessels that required wind in order to travel. The trade winds were used by sailing ships engaged in trade.
What is the convention for naming winds?
The convention for naming winds is for the general direction from which they originate, not the direction in which they are heading
The band of rainy weather located where the northern and southern hemispheres' trade winds meet is known as the?
westerly winds the correct answer is doldrums
What winds between the doldrums and horse latitudes that are warm and relatively steady in direction and speed are known as?
(trade winds) and by the way do you miss kowalczyk
What is the name of prevailing winds that reserve direction with changing seasons?
The trade winds
From what direction do the trade winds of South America blow?
trade winds in the southern hemisphere blow from the southeast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Winds that flow toward the poles in the opposite direction of the trade winds are called what?
Westerlies
