Understanding Winds and the Coriolis Effect

What is the Coriolis Effect?

• The phenomenon where objects move in a straight path due to Earth's rotation

• The phenomenon where objects tend to move in a curved path due to the rotation of the Earth

• The effect of gravity on ocean currents

• The warming of the Earth's surface

Which wind belt is located between 30°-60° N and S and blows from the west?

• Trade Winds

• Westerlies

• Polar Easterlies

• Doldrums

Explain why sea breezes typically occur during the day.

• Because the land is cooler than the water

• Because the water is cooler than the sand

• Because the air pressure is higher over the land

• Because the sun heats the water more than the land

What happens to the air when it reaches the dew point?

• It becomes unsaturated

• It forms droplets of dew

• It evaporates

• It becomes warmer

Describe the process of sublimation.

• When a gas turns into a liquid, releasing energy

• When a liquid turns into a gas, absorbing energy

• When a solid turns directly into a gas, skipping the liquid phase

• When a liquid turns into a solid, releasing energy

What is the primary cause of wind?

• The rotation of the Earth

• The uneven heating of the Earth's surface

• The gravitational pull of the moon

• The Coriolis Effect

How does a psychrometer measure humidity?

• By using a thin polymer film to absorb or release water vapor

• By using two identical thermometers, one with a damp wick, to measure temperature difference

• By using a ceramic cylinder with electrodes treated with lithium chloride

• By using hair that becomes longer as humidity increases

What are the Doldrums?

• Areas with strong and consistent winds

• Areas with weak and variable surface winds where the N & S Trade Winds meet

• Areas with high-speed winds in the upper troposphere

• Areas with strong winds from the poles