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What is the name of the major winds that move air masses across the US from west to east?
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What wind blows across the US?
The Westerlies are winds that blow from West to East across the United States.
How many major winds are there?
There are 3 global winds per hemisphere, so 6 in total. The 3 global winds are the: easterlies, which move from east to west. westerlies, which move from west to east. and the trade winds, which also moves from the east to west.
What direction do prevailing winds over Alaska and northern Canada carry cold dry air masses?
to the south and the east
Where does the continental United states major wind belts generally push air masses?
The continental US major wind belts generally push air masses from west to east.
What are winds called when they blow from east to west?
Winds blowing east to west or west to east are referred to as zonal winds
How do winds blow across the equator?
east and west
Does air masses generally travel from east to west?
No...from west to east across the USA
What wind blows across the US?
The Westerlies are winds that blow from West to East across the United States.
Prevailing winds over Alaska and northern Canada carry cold dry air masses to the?
south and east.
The winds that affect us the most by pushing your weather across the US from west to east are called what?
It is called the trde winds.
What is the name of the winds that push weather west to east across the us found in the upper atmosphere?
It is called the TRADE WINDS.
How many major winds are there?
There are 3 global winds per hemisphere, so 6 in total. The 3 global winds are the: easterlies, which move from east to west. westerlies, which move from west to east. and the trade winds, which also moves from the east to west.
What direction do prevailing winds over Alaska and northern Canada carry cold dry air masses?
to the south and the east
What caused Spanish trading ships heading west across the Pacific Ocean to move more quickly than ships heading east?
because the west winds were stronger then the east winds.
Where does the continental United states major wind belts generally push air masses?
The continental US major wind belts generally push air masses from west to east.
What are winds called when they blow from east to west?
Winds blowing east to west or west to east are referred to as zonal winds
What kind of wind blows across the US?
I would say it's the westerly winds, seeing as how they are usually going east.
