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Is a sandstorm and sudden or gradual change?
This wind is usually caused by convection currents (which are created by intense heating of the ground), and is usually strong enough to move entire sand dunes. Air is unstable when heated, and this instability in the air will cause the mixture of higher winds in the troposphere with winds in the lower atmosphere, producing strong surface 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.
How is the formation of global winds and small scale winds similar?
Winds are caused by differences in air pressure, winds move from high to low pressure. Has something to do with the coriolis effect.:]
What direction do most fronts move across the US?
The fronts mainly move from the West towards the East. If you want to be more specific, it starts North West and goes South East. It is caused by the prevailing winds that move the molecules in a curved path, rather than a straight line.
Why do the winds curve to the East between 30-60 degrees?
The Coriolis effect is the apparent curvature of global winds, ocean currents, and everything else that moves freely across the Earth's surface. The curvature is due to the rotation of the Earth on its axis. ... Between thirty and sixty degrees latitude, the winds that move toward the poles appear to curve to the east.
Which winds move weather across the us and Canada?
The answers are not the same dude!
Where do air masses move from?
They come from planet Mars the solar winds blow them onto earth.
How does the jet streams move across North America?
The winds of a jet stream blow storms.
Why are the winds which blow steadily almost all year called trade winds?
The trade winds are so named because the trading sailing ships used these constant winds to move their ships across the sea.
Do the stars and the and sun move across the sky?
They appear to move across the sky because of the position of the viewer on a rotating planet with a moving field of view.
How does the jet stream move storms across North America?
The winds of a jet stream blow storms.
Why do stars and sun move across your sky?
Because of the rotation of the planet and the view.
How does the jets streams help move storms across the north America?
The winds of a jet stream blow storms.
What is a rover and what is it used for?
A space rover vehicle that is used to explore space. The rovers move across a planet collecting data about the planet.
Why do katabatic winds affect Antarctica?
Katabatic winds can howl across the continent, down the polar plateau, and achieve hurricane force. These winds move ice crystals around the continent and sometimes force scientists to remain indoors until the winds subside.
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.
What winds move west to east?
West winds.
