You are watching the local weatherman on TV.You live in mid-latitudes in North America,and the weatherman says the winds aloft are blowing toward the northwest.Is this reasonable?
A) Yes,southeast winds are common at mid latitudes in North America.
B) Yes,northwest winds are common at mid latitudes in North America.
C) No,Northern Hemisphere winds aloft always move from west to east because of the Coriolis force.
D) No,mid-latitude winds always move from east to west because of the Coriolis force.
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Q2: Widely spaced isobars often indicate _.
A)high winds
B)variable
Q3: A steep pressure gradient _.
A)would be depicted
Q4: If "fair" weather were approaching,the pressure tendency
Q6: In the Southern Hemisphere,the winds associated with
Q8: Standard sea level pressure in inches of
Q9: Isobars are lines on a weather map
Q10: A weather system is moving from west
Q11: Which of these instruments is not used
Q12: Upper air winds _.
A)are generally faster than
Q14: The Coriolis effect influences _ .
A)
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