Q38. Consider the following statements:
- In the tropical zone, the western sections of the oceans are warmer than the eastern sections owing to the influence of trade winds.
- In the temperate zone, westerlies make the eastern sections of oceans are warmer than the
western sections.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
- Trade winds cause the accumulation of warm tropical waters on the western side of the oceans.
- Statement 1 is correct: Warmer water is transported westward in the ocean by the Northeast trade winds in the Northern hemisphere of the tropical zone (as the figure given below shows). So, in tropical zones, the western section of the ocean is warmer than the eastern sections due to trade winds.
- Statement 2 is correct. Similarly, the Westerlies play an important role in carrying the warm, equatorial waters and winds to the western coasts of continents (that is eastern section of the Oceans in the temperate zone). Thus, in temperate zones, westerlies make the eastern section of the ocean warmer than the western sections
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