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How do you use prevailing winds in a sentence?
This means the normal direction of the wind. Here are some sentences.The prevailing winds are from the southwest.This gale is opposite of the prevailing winds.
What is a trough compass?
A Yardang is a rock protrusion that has been shaped by the erosion of wind and sand, such that the upwind side is bluff or undercut, and the downwind part is a diminishing blunt ridge.The compass part comes from the concept that the direction of the prevailing wind may be shown by analysing the effect.
What is a good sentence for prevailing winds?
Christopher Columbus repeatedly crossed the Atlantic Ocean by utilizing the prevailing winds.
Why might a large tree need strong roots that spread out far?
Roots serve two purposes. To supply the tree with nutrients and to anchor the tree and keep it upright. The spread will depend on the prevailing conditions i.e. how much wind it faces.
What portion of a mountain recieves little precipitation?
The windward side (as opposed to the leeward side). This is the side facing the prevailing wind, where the air is forced up the mountain where it must cool, condense, and precipitate out its moisture. As it passes the mountain it will sink, whereby it compresses and warms, which is not conducive to precipitation or even clouds.
