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Yes trade winds always blow to the east due to the western divide by the Southern Hemisphere
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What is the difference between trade winds and westerlies?
Trade winds blow from east to west while the westerlies blow from west to east. Trade winds blow near the equator whereas the westerlies blow in the middle latitudes.
What are winds that blow from east to west between the tropics and the equator?
trade winds
Which portion of Earth's atmosphere are the trade winds in?
The Trade Winds are in the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere. The Trade Winds blow near the equator. They are so called as trade in the days of sail relied upon these winds.
Do the trade winds occur on the equator?
They are very light if at all, most of the winds at the equator are going straight up due to the amount of heating.
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 are winds called that blow toward the equator?
The trade winds (northeast or southeast depending on which hemisphere you're in) blow towards the Equator.
What are winds that blow from the east from the horse latitude toward the equator?
Trade Winds
What are winds that blow from east to west between the tropics and the equator?
trade winds
What is the difference between trade winds and westerlies?
Trade winds blow from east to west while the westerlies blow from west to east. Trade winds blow near the equator whereas the westerlies blow in the middle latitudes.
What are the winds that blow east to west on both sides of the equator are called?
Trade Winds.
What explains why the trade winds blow towards the Equator?
The Equator receives the most heat energy
Where do winds near the equator blow from mainly?
Easterlies is not the answer . The answer is trade winds .
What blows fom the east in the areas north and south of the equator?
The northern trade winds blow from the northeast. The southern trades blow from the southeast.
What winds blow away from 30 degree latitudes?
Trade winds
Which portion of Earth's atmosphere are the trade winds in?
The Trade Winds are in the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere. The Trade Winds blow near the equator. They are so called as trade in the days of sail relied upon these winds.
Why don't trade winds blow straight toward the equator?
The Coriolis effect bends them
What directions does trade winds blow?
Trade winds are strong winds that blow towards the equator from northeast or south east direction. They are planetary winds that keep blowing from subtropical high pressure zone to equilateral low pressure zones
