ATOC 1050 FORCES WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
The magnitude of the _________ is zero at the equator and increases with latitude. -
ANSWER-Coriolis Force
The _________ acts to accelerate air horizontally from rest. - ANSWER-PGF
The ___________ can change the direction air moves, but not its speed. - ANSWER-
Coriolis Force
The __________ is strongest near the earth's surface and decreases in importance at
higher altitudes. - ANSWER-Frictional Force
The strength of the ______ is visualized on a surface map by the distance between
isobars. - ANSWER-PGF
The ________ is always directed toward lower values of pressure. - ANSWER-PGF
The _____ would not exist if the Earth were not rotating. - ANSWER-Coriolis Force
Geostrophic balance is when the _____ and _____ are balanced. - ANSWER-Coriolis
Force, PGF
In the Northern Hemisphere, the __________ always acts opposite the direction of air
motion, but the _________ always acts to the right of the air motion. - ANSWER-
Frictional Force, Coriolis
For weather applications, the magnitude of the ________ acting on any air parcel can
be considered constant throughout the troposphere. - ANSWER-Gravitational Force
Except for very close to the surface, _________ acts primarily through the mixing of
parcels of air moving at different speeds (i.e., turbulence). - ANSWER-Frictional Force
The _________ is an apparent force associated with the rotation of the Earth. -
ANSWER-Coriolis Force
Hydrostatic balance is the balance of the ______ and the vertical _____ . - ANSWER-
Gravitational Force, Vertical PGF
SOLUTIONS
The magnitude of the _________ is zero at the equator and increases with latitude. -
ANSWER-Coriolis Force
The _________ acts to accelerate air horizontally from rest. - ANSWER-PGF
The ___________ can change the direction air moves, but not its speed. - ANSWER-
Coriolis Force
The __________ is strongest near the earth's surface and decreases in importance at
higher altitudes. - ANSWER-Frictional Force
The strength of the ______ is visualized on a surface map by the distance between
isobars. - ANSWER-PGF
The ________ is always directed toward lower values of pressure. - ANSWER-PGF
The _____ would not exist if the Earth were not rotating. - ANSWER-Coriolis Force
Geostrophic balance is when the _____ and _____ are balanced. - ANSWER-Coriolis
Force, PGF
In the Northern Hemisphere, the __________ always acts opposite the direction of air
motion, but the _________ always acts to the right of the air motion. - ANSWER-
Frictional Force, Coriolis
For weather applications, the magnitude of the ________ acting on any air parcel can
be considered constant throughout the troposphere. - ANSWER-Gravitational Force
Except for very close to the surface, _________ acts primarily through the mixing of
parcels of air moving at different speeds (i.e., turbulence). - ANSWER-Frictional Force
The _________ is an apparent force associated with the rotation of the Earth. -
ANSWER-Coriolis Force
Hydrostatic balance is the balance of the ______ and the vertical _____ . - ANSWER-
Gravitational Force, Vertical PGF
