The name given to the apparent deflecting influence of the earth's rotation on moving objects such as wind and ocean currents is called _______.
A) the aphelion effect
B) the ecliptic process
C) parallelism
D) the Coriolis force
E) the pressure gradient force
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Q1: The pressure gradient force _.
A)increases as differences
Q2: Wind circulation around a low pressure cell
Q3: The Trade Winds blow from:
A)the Subtropical High
Q4: Surface winds converge towards _.
A)an anticyclone
B)a cyclone
C)an
Q5: How does the magnitude of the Coriolis
Q7: Which ocean currents are categorized as thermohaline?
A)Upwelling
Q8: Which of the following pressure systems has
Q9: In high pressure systems:
A)air rises and converges
Q10: The ITCZ is also referred to as
Q11: An air mass where air converges at
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