Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 6GeographyImportance of Oceans2 Marks
Question
What are planetary winds?
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Answer
Equatorial regions receives perpendicular sunrays.
As a result these areas get more heat whereas the polar regions receive highly slant rays.
This differential heating creates imbalance in the temperature of air in different parts leading to formation of belts of high and low pressure on earth.
Winds blow1 due to the pressure differences in these belts. These winds are called Planetary Winds.
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