Why do surface winds cross the isobars at an angle toward lower pressure (instead of blowing parallel to the isobars) ?
A) Friction reduces the speed so Coriolis is weakened.
B) It results from divergence in the surface wind.
C) Pressure gradient becomes stronger near the surface.
D) Convergence of upper level winds causes this.
E) Coriolis strengthens by combining with friction.
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Q2: When air moves from the ocean onto
Q3: Circulations in the earth's atmosphere are fundamentally
Q4: With respect to the Coriolis force, which
Q5: Anticyclonic flow is:
A) associated with air converging
Q6: Upper air winds:
A) are unaffected by the
Q7: A steep pressure gradient:
A) is only possible
Q8: If the earth were not rotating:
A) atmospheric
Q9: Divergence in the atmosphere is best defined
Q10: When geostrophic conditions exist in the atmosphere,
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