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what is the coriolis effect?
change in location of warm and cold surface water every 2-7 years
tendency of objects moving large distances on Earth’s surface to bend to the right in the northern hemisphere & to the left in the southern hemisphere
winds in northern Indian ocean that blow from the southwest in the summer & from the northeast in winter
two layers of horizontal winds moving in opposite directions
what is the main cause of the coriolis effect?
earth’s rotation
trade winds
the sun and ocean
temperature
what would happen if there was no coriolis effect?
the earth would not rotate
nothing would change
the atmosphere would only circulate between the poles and the equator; this creates a pattern
where is the coriolis effect the strongest?
in the northern hemisphere
in the southern hemisphere
at the equator
at the Earth’s poles
how does the coriolis effect influence climate?
predicts the direction of global atmospheric circulation; trade winds, westerlies, etc.
warms the temperature of large bodies of water
melts glaciers and polar ice caps
what is the most important thing the coriolis effect acts on?
storm surges
climate change
storm systems
trade winds
the coriolis effect, affects how airplanes fly
true
false
you can notice the coriolis effect when riding in a car
False
True
the coriolis effect also influences
surface currents
wind direction
salinity of the ocean
temperature of the ocean
the direction of the coriolis effect changes from _______ to ________ at the equator
left to right
west to east
north to south
right to left
how do cyclones and the coriolis effect relate with one another?
the size of a cyclone storm is due to the coriolis effect
the rotation of cyclones is due to the coriolis effect
there is no relationship between the two
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