What is the difference between the trade winds and the polar easterlies?
What does the Coriolis effect describe?
What causes wind?
The trade winds are steady easterly winds located in the tropics, blowing from the subtropical high pressure belts towards the equator. The polar easterlies are cold winds that blow from the polar high pressure regions towards the subpolar low pressure areas.
The Coriolis effect is a phenomenon that describes the deflection of moving objects caused by the rotation of the Earth. This effect causes objects in the Northern Hemisphere to be deflected to the right, and objects in the Southern Hemisphere to be deflected to the left.
Wind is primarily caused by the uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun. As the sun heats the Earth, the air near the surface becomes warmer and rises, creating areas of low pressure. Cooler air then moves in to fill the void, creating areas of high pressure. The movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure creates wind.
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Trade winds blow from subtropical high pressure belts towards the equator, while polar easterlies blow from polar high pressure regions towards subpolar low pressure areas.
The Coriolis effect describes the deflection of moving objects caused by the rotation of the Earth.
Wind is primarily caused by uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun, creating areas of high and low pressure that drive air movement.