The planetary winds that flows between the sub tropical highs and equatorial low is known as -

  1. Polar Easterlies
  2. Trade winds
  3. Westerlies
  4. None of the above

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Option 2 : Trade winds
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The correct answer is Trade winds.

Key Points

  • Planetary winds are the winds that blow from high-pressure belt to low pressure belt.
  • There are three types of planetary winds namely, Trade winds, Westerlies, and Easterlies.

​Trade winds -

  • These winds blow in 10 - 30 degrees latitude in the northern and southern hemispheres.
  • These are permanent east to west prevailing winds that flows in the earth's equatorial region.

Westerlies -

  • The "Westerlies winds" blow in 30 - 60 degrees latitude in the northern and southern hemispheres.
  • These are the prevailing winds that move from the west towards the east.
  • They originate from the high-pressure areas in the horse latitudes and moves towards the poles.
  • These winds are strongest in the winter zone.
  • There are three winds that fall under the "Westerlies" namely, Roaring forties, Furious fifties, and Shrieking sixties

Easterlies -

  • These winds blow in 60-90 degrees latitude in the northern and southern latitudes.
  • They blow from high-pressure areas of polar highs at the north and south poles.
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