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What side is windward side of a boat?
The windward side of the boat is the side of the boat that the wind is hitting. the other side of the boat that is sheltered from the wind is the Leeward side. In other words ... the windward side of the boat is the side that is closest to the source of the wind.
What is a warm wind from the west called?
this wind is called a "chinook"
On the windward side of the mountain you would expect what?
The windward side of the mountain has most of the precipitation. This happens because it gets colder the higher you go. As the air cools off, it reaches its dew point temperature,and the moisture in the air condenses to form clouds, and eventually rain, or snow.
What is A wind that blows from east to west called?
A wind that blows from west to east is called a westerly wind. The direction of origin is the name of the wind.
Is air movement from warm to cold?
It Depends on the weather, if it is warm out side the wind is going to be warm or it could be cold if it is a strong wind and if it is cold out side the wind usually is cold but on a stormy day the wind is warm.
What is the three letter word for sheltered side?
The lee side is the sheltered side, the side of something away from the wind.
What is the definition of Leeward side?
The side sheltered from the wind.
Which side of a yatch is sheltered from the wind?
Lea
What is the name of the side of a ship sheltered from the wind?
alee
When wind creates a sand dune the sheltered side of the sand dune is what?
The side downwind of the prevailing wind direction.
When wind crates sand dune the sheltered side of the dune?
Is more steeply sloped than the windward side.
What is windward?
Winward refers to the "side" facing into the wind. The opposite would be Leeward which would be the side sheltered from the wind.
What does Lee means in the Lee of the stone?
Lee means the sheltered side. In the lee of the stone would mean the side of the stone untouched or sheltered from wind, rein or anything really. in the lee of anything just means the sheltered side of that particular thing.
What side is windward side of a boat?
The windward side of the boat is the side of the boat that the wind is hitting. the other side of the boat that is sheltered from the wind is the Leeward side. In other words ... the windward side of the boat is the side that is closest to the source of the wind.
When wind creates a sand dune the sheltered side of the dune does what?
is more steeply sloped than the windward side
When under sail at night which boat is the stand on boat?
Assuming both boats are under sail, and both boats have adequate visibility, the position of the wind will determine which is the stand-on vessel and which is the give-way vessel. If each vessel has the wind on a different side, the one with the wind on the port side keeps clear. if both have the wind on the same side, the vessel nearest to the direction of the wind keeps clear.
What is the opposite of weather?
The opposite process can be "lithification" (a form of diagenesis that forms rock from sediment).
