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- Polar Easterlies: From 60-90 degrees latitude.
- Prevailing Westerlies: From 30-60 degrees latitude (aka Westerlies).
- Tropical Easterlies: From 0-30 degrees latitude (aka Trade Winds).
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What are the 6 major wind belts?
trade winds , prevailing westerlies, polar westerlies,doldrums
How do planetary wind and pressure belts affect the climate?
Because high pressure belts have sinking motion and dry conditions. Low pressure belts have rising motions and havey rainfall. pce
What forces cause most ocean waves?
Area of ocean in which wind blows (fetch), wind velocity, and wind duration control the size of ocean waves.
The major cause of weathering and erosion is?
Wind and water are the major causes of weathering and erosion.
When the solar wind reaches earth charged particles are deflected from earth and trapped in two huge rings in earths magnetic field called what?
Those are the Van Allen belts.
What are the global wind belts?
the major global wind belts are the trade winds, the polar easterlies, and the prevailing westerlies.
Are doldrums global wind belts?
Yes
Whats the difference between jet streams and global wind belts?
The difference between jet streams and global wind belts is jet streams is winds of high speed generally from the west that move 250 miles per hour. Global wind belts are created when the earth receives an unequal amount of heat from sunlight and the spinning of the earth.
How are global wind systems affected by the coriolis effect and global pressure belts?
The elevation damaged its climate.
How global wind system are affected by global pressure belts and Coriolis Effect?
The elevation damaged its climate.
How are global wind systems affected by global pressure belts and the Coriolis effect?
The elevation damaged its climate.
What is a wind pattern?
Wind patterns are the way the winds blow. There are six major wind belts and each hemisphere is divided into three wind belts. The wind belts are polar easterlies, the westerly's, and the trade winds.
What is the cause of global wind belts?
Its caused by the combination of pressure belts and the Coriolis effect.
What are the six Wind Belts?
The six global wind belts consist of three belts in the northern hemisphere and three in the southern hemisphere. Each hemisphere has Tradewinds, Prevailing Westerlies, and Polar Easterlies.
How do global wind belts and calm regions affect transportation in the past?
They dont.
Name three global wind belts and describe each belt?
polar easterlies, trade winds, and the prevailing westerlies
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.
