You're riding in a hot air balloon just south of the equator. since the ballon is moving west, you know that the are blowing thr balloona) trade windsb) westerliesc) doldrumsd) polar easterlies

The correct answer is A) Trade winds.
Since the air balloon is just south of the Equator and it moves towards west, that means the trade winds are moving it in that direction. The trade winds are winds that are active around the Equator and there direction of movement is east-west, thus they are wind that blows to the west.

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