1) Pressure ________. a. decreases with height in the troposphere and slowly inc

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1) Pressure ________.

a. decreases with height in the troposphere and slowly increases in the stratosphere

b. decreases with height everywhere

c. increases with height

d. decreases above a low, but increases above a high

e. increases above a low, but decreases above a high

2) The Coriolis effect causes the wind to deflect ________.

a. to the right in the Northern Hemisphere

b. to the left in the Northern Hemisphere

c. to the right in the Southern Hemisphere

d. Both a and c are correct

3. Which of the following is not true about the Coriolis effect?

a. It increases with increasing wind speed

b. It exactly balances the pressure gradient force in geostrophic flow.

c. It causes moving objects (including the wind) to deflect to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.

d. It is a maximum at the equator and decreases towards the poles.

e. All of the above are true about the Coriolis effect.

4. Weather in low-pressure areas tends to be cloudy and wet because ________ winds at the surface and _______ winds aloft produce ________ vertical motions.

a. converging, diverging, downward

b.diverging, converging, downward

c. converging, diverging, upward

d. diverging, converging, upward

e. diverging, diverging, zero

5. The Coriolis effect results from ________.

a. the spherical shape of the earth

b. the wind; the gravitational force exerted by the moon as it orbits the earth

c. the rotation of the earth

d. the large temperature difference between poles and tropics

Explanation / Answer

1) a

2) a

3) d

4) e

5) c

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