Question

Over which part of the globe do the prevailing winds blow west to east?(1 point)
Responses

between 0°S and 30°S latitude
between 0°S and 30°S latitude

between 60°S and 90°S latitude
between 60°S and 90°S latitude

between 0ºN and 30°N latitude
between 0ºN and 30°N latitude

between 30°N and 60°N latitude
between 30°N and 60°N latitude

Answer 1

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Question
What is the difference between the trade winds and the polar easterlies?(1 point)
Responses

The trade winds blow from west to east, and the polar easterlies blow from east to west.
The trade winds blow from west to east, and the polar easterlies blow from east to west.

The trade winds blow in the Northern Hemisphere, and the polar easterlies blow in the Southern Hemisphere.
The trade winds blow in the Northern Hemisphere, and the polar easterlies blow in the Southern Hemisphere.

The trade winds tend toward the right, and the polar easterlies tend toward the left.
The trade winds tend toward the right, and the polar easterlies tend toward the left.

The trade winds blow near the equator, and the polar easterlies blow near the poles.

Answer 2

Which describes the Coriolis effect?(1 point)
Responses

the direction of air currents in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
the direction of air currents in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

the uneven heating patterns between the equator and the poles
the uneven heating patterns between the equator and the poles

the circulation pattern of air near the equator
the circulation pattern of air near the equator

the density of hot and cold air

Answer 3

thank you for this

Answer 4

between 30°N and 60°N latitude

Answer 5

The trade winds blow near the equator, and the polar easterlies blow near the poles.

Answer 6

the circulation pattern of air near the equator