Which of the following is not caused by the Coriolis effect on Earth?
A) Water going down a drain swirls in opposite directions in the northern and southern hemispheres.
B) Earth's global circulation cells are split into three separate cells in each hemisphere.
C) Hurricanes swirl in opposite directions in the northern and southern hemispheres.
D) Air or objects moving northward in the northern hemisphere are deflected to the east.
A
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When a cold air mass moves into a region occupied by a warm air mass, the contact zone is called
A) a cold front. B) a warm front. C) a stationary front. D) an occluded front.
PVC with a(n) _____________arrangement of Cl atoms substituting for hydrogen on the LCM is difficult to crystallize.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Lenz's Law is a consequence of the law of conservation of
A) mass. B) momentum. C) electric field. D) energy. E) charge.
What is the difference between weather and climate?
A) Weather refers to atmospheric conditions in the troposphere, while climate refers to atmospheric conditions in the stratosphere. B) Weather is something that we can control, and climate is not. C) Weather refers to small storms and climate refers to large storms. D) Weather refers to short-term changes in wind, rain, and temperature, while climate refers to the long-term average of weather.