The pressure gradient force _______.
A) increases as differences in atmospheric pressure increase per unit of distance
B) decreases as differences in atmospheric pressure increase per unit of distance
C) is unrelated to differences in atmospheric pressure
D) is related to vertical changes in water vapour per unit of atmospheric volume
E) cancels out the Coriolis force at high altitudes where wind speeds are greater
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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
Q6: The name given to the apparent deflecting
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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