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    Prevailing Surface Winds Are Named for the ________
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Prevailing Surface Winds Are Named for the ________

Question 50

Question 50

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Prevailing surface winds are named for the ________.


A) latitudinal belt in which they form
B) direction from which they blow
C) direction to which they blow
D) level of the atmosphere in which they form

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