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Answer» Winds have certain characteristic features. They are. - Winds blow parallel to the earth’s surface.
- Winds are named after the direction from which they blow. If they blow from the west, they are called westerlies and if they blow from the easterlies.
- Winds follow ferrel’s law. As per the ferrel’s law, winds get deflected to the right of their path I the northern hemisphere, and to the left of their path in the southern hemisphere
- The movement of the wind is due to pressure. That is the movement of the wind is due to the differences in air pressure between two places. Wind always moves from a high pressure area to a low pressure area.
- The speed and velocity of the wind will depend upon the pressure gradient. The steeper the pressure gradient, the grater is the velocity of the wind.
- Natural or artificial barriers like mountains, forests, buildings, etc. cause friction and check the force of the wind.
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