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During the winter months, which is TRUE of the southeast trade winds?

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During the winter months, which is TRUE of the southeast trade winds?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Trade winds and seasons in each hemisphere • How the position of the sun (overhead at different latitudes) affects heating and wind strength • Relationship between monsoon / seasonal shifts and moisture in the air

💭 Think About

• Think about what happens to the Southern Hemisphere in its winter: is the sun higher or lower in the sky there, and how does that affect wind strength? • Consider whether cooler ocean and land surfaces tend to hold more or less moisture in the air masses moving over them. • Ask yourself if seasonal changes mainly affect the strength of the trades, the moisture content, or both, and which change would be most pronounced in winter.

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify that "winter" in the question refers to the Southern Hemisphere winter (June–August) for the southeast trades. • Decide whether cooler temperatures would tend to make the air more humid or less humid overall. • Consider whether the primary textbook point about seasonal variation in trades emphasizes speed (strength) or humidity (wet/dry).

Question 1 of 27070

During the winter months, which is TRUE of the southeast trade winds?

The Southeast Trade winds are weaker than during the summer months

The Southeast Trade winds are stronger than during the summer months

The Southeast Trade winds are wetter than during the summer months

The Southeast Trade winds are drier than during the summer months

Question 1 / 2707066636ee928f7522a1c51a737

Question 1 of 2707066636ee928f7522a1c51a737

During the winter months, which is TRUE of the southeast trade winds?

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Question 1 of 27070

During the winter months, which is TRUE of the southeast trade winds?