Coriolis force Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

WX 201 Exam 3 with correct Answers The contour lines drawn on a 500 mb chart are lines of constant height The unit of pressure most commonly found on a surface weather map is millibars or hectopascals Isobaric surfaces are ____ in warm, less-dense air and ____in cold, more-dense air. higher; lower Because of friction, surface winds move ____ winds aloft with the same pressure gradient. more slowly than The pressure gradient force is directed from higher pressure toward l...

AP Environmental Science Exam Review (2023/2024) Graded A+ abiotic Pertaining to factors or things that are nonliving. acid Any compound that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. Also, a water solution that contains a surplus of hydrogen ions. A horizon a soil horizon; the layer below the O layer is called the A layer. The A layer is formed of weathered rock, with some organic material; often referred to as topsoil. alkaline a basic substance; chemically, a substance that absorbs h...

PPL – Weather Questions and Answers Graded A+ General characteristics of air flows around high/low pressure systems in the Northern Hemisphere Low Pressure - inward, upward, and counterclockwise High Pressure - outward, downward, and clockwise What is a trough? An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure. At the surface when air converges into a low, it cannot go outward against the pressure gradient, nor can it go downward into the ground; it must go upward. Therefor...

What are the characteristics of the flow of air around high pressure systems? Outward Downward Clockwise What are the characteristics of the flow of air around low pressure systems? Inward Upward Counterclockwise What is a Trough Line? An elongated area of low pressure. (Air rises in this area) (It is conducive to cloudiness and precipitation) What is a Ridge Line? An elongated area of high pressure. (Air moving out of a high depletes the quantity of air - therefore these are areas of ...

WX 201 Exam 3 w- HW 16 and 17 Questions and Answers Due to Hadley cell formation and the Coriolis force in both hemispheres, winds aloft flow a. easterly b. southerly c. westerly d. randomly e. northerly C Which air mass woudl show the most dramatic change in both temperature and moisture content as it moves over a large body of very warm water? a. mA in winter b. mP in winter c. cP in winter d. cT in summer e. mT in summer C If you are standing directly south of a smo...

The wind at 5,000 feet AGL is southwesterly while the surface wind is southerly. This difference in direction is primarily due to A. friction between the wind and the surface B. stronger Coriolis force at the surface C. stronger pressure gradient at higher altitudes - Answer- A. friction between the wind and the surface Convective circulation patterns associated with sea breezes are caused by A. water absorbing and radiating heat faster than the land. B. warm, dense air moving inland f...

In the northern hemisphere, cyclones rotate clockwise. correct answer: False The Coriolis effect causes air to flow from the equator to the poles in a straight line. correct answer: False Warm air that rises in the tropics creates the intertropical convergence zone. correct answer: True Midlatitude cyclones last for months and are responsible for most everyday weather events in the polar regions. correct answer: False Thunderstorms develop over land when an updraft of warm, humid...

What is the source of almost all energy in the Earth system? - Answer-Solar Radiation (the sun) Explain the Earth's radiation balance at the top of the atmosphere. - Answer-Qin=Qout (incoming energy must equal outgoing energy) Explain the Earth's surface heat budget. What terms are the most important? - Answer-100 units of solar radiation at the top of the atmosphere, approximately 25% is reflected back to space, 25% is absorbed by the atmosphere, and 50% reaches Earth's surface. Of that...

Geog 130 weather and climate CSULB Prof. PepperAnemometers - correct answer Used to measure Wind Heat energy is transported... - correct answer towards the poles, both by atmosphere and the oceans During the winter in the Northern Hemisphere... - correct answer persistent low-pressure systems usually develop over large bodies of water The magnitude of the Coriolis Force increases with... - correct answer length scale of the flow The Rossby Number - correct answer amount of Coriolis d...

WX 201 Final Review Exam Questions with Correct Answers Clouds and precipitation are frequently found on the downwind side of a large lake. This would indicate that the air on the downwind side is a. diverging and sinking b. diverging and rising c. Stable and rising d. converging and rising e. converging and sinking - Answer-e. converging and sinking A geostrophic wind is a wind that results from a balance between the ( ) force and the ( ) force. a. Coriolis; pressure gradient ...