Trade winds are 1 Prevailing in nature 2 Easterlies in both the hemisp...........

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'Trade winds' are:

1. Prevailing in nature

2. Easterlies in both the hemisphere

3. Act as steering flow for tropical storms

4. Named because they propelled the sailors quickly

Which of the statements mentioned above are correct?

1 and 3

1 and 2

2 and 3

All are correct

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Explanation:

All of the above are correct.

Trade wind is a wind blowing steadily towards the equator from the north-east in the northern hemisphere or the south-east in the southern hemisphere, especially at sea. Two belts of trade winds encircle the earth, blowing from the tropical high-pressure belts to the low-pressure zone at the equator.