Prevailing Winds and Climate

Which direction do the Trade Winds blow?

What determines whether prevailing winds carry warm or cold air?

Which type of prevailing winds are usually dry?

What climate can prevailing winds bringing warm, moist air lead to?

What climate can prevailing winds bringing cold, dry air result in?

Which of the following best describes prevailing winds?

What determines the temperature of the air carried by prevailing winds?

What effect can prevailing winds carrying warm, moist air have on the climate?

Which of the following is true about prevailing winds blowing over continents?

What direction do the Westerlies blow in the mid-latitudes?

Trade Winds blow from east to west.
Temperature of air carried by prevailing winds is determined by the latitude from which they originate.
Prevailing winds blowing from low latitudes carry warm air, while prevailing winds blowing from high latitudes carry cold air.
Dry prevailing winds are usually descending. This is because dry air is denser than moist air and therefore descends.
Prevailing winds carrying warm, moist air can lead to tropical climates with high rainfall.
Prevailing winds carrying cold, dry air can lead to arid, desert climates.
Prevailing winds are winds that blow consistently in a particular direction.
Prevailing winds carrying warm, moist air promote cloud formation and rainfall.
Prevailing winds influence the distribution of weather patterns and can affect temperature, precipitation, and climate.
Prevailing winds blowing over continents can create large-scale weather patterns like monsoons and jet streams.
The Westerlies in the mid-latitudes blow from west to east.