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What are three different types of winds?
Trade winds: consistent tropical prevailing winds that blow from east to west. Polar easterlies: cold winds that blow from east to west near the poles. Chinook winds: warm, dry winds that flow down the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in North America.
If something is being carried by westerlies what direction is it moving toward?
If something is being carried by westerlies, it is moving from west to east. Westerlies are prevailing winds that flow from the west to the east in the mid-latitudes.
Do the winds turn north south east are west in a tornado?
The fact that the a tornado spins means that the winds move in all directions at different points within the tornado, as they make a full 360 degree rotation. In the northern hemisphere tornadoes spin counterclockwise, so winds on the north side of a tornado blow east to west, those on the west side blow north to south, those on the south side blow west to east, and those on the east side blow south to north. This is reversed in the southern hemisphere where tornadoes spin clockwise.
What areas does wind move?
Wind moves in all directions, but it is usually strongest in areas of high pressure to low pressure. Winds near the equator move in an east-west direction (easterlies), while winds closer to the poles move in a west-east direction (westerlies). Wind is also affected by local terrain and weather systems.
What are the different types of globle winds?
the different types of global winds are the ne trade winds,se trade winds,prevailing easterlies, prevailing westerlies,polar westerlies,jet stream,horse latitudes,and doldrums.
Which deflects winds to the east and west?
Coriolis effect
Which deflects winds to the west to east?
Coriolis effect
What deflects the wind to east or west?
The Coriolis Effect.
What is the force that deflects prevailing winds?
The Coriolis effect is the force that deflects prevailing winds
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 direction do the winds on the equator blow is east to west?
east to west
What is the force that deflects wind?
The Coriolis effect is the force that deflects prevailing 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.
An effect that causes the prevailing winds to blow diagnolly rather than on strict north south or east west lines?
The Coriolis effect is responsible for causing prevailing winds to blow diagonally instead of strictly north-south or east-west. This effect occurs due to the Earth's rotation, which deflects the winds to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere, leading to a diagonal flow.
What winds blow from west to east?
the trade winds
Do California winds generally blow from east to west?
No, it blows from west to east.
Why do most storms move from the west coast of America to the east?
The prevailing winds blow from west to east at these latitudes
