Why do ocean currents not move in exactly the same direction as the wind?
What will be an ideal response?
Because of the Coriolis Effect ocean currents do not move in exactly the same direction as the wind. The Coriolis Effect influences ocean currents just as it does winds, so the water is deflected to the right of the path of the wind in the Northern Hemisphere (and to the left of the wind's path in the Southern Hemisphere). Observations show that this deflection tends to be approximately 20–25° from the wind direction.
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What will be an ideal response?
Political scientists often look for ____ based on cooperation and compromise that will benefit the largest number of people as well as the environment.
A. natural capital B. inexhaustible resources C. biodiversity D. win-win solutions E. chemical cycling
Describe the source and effects of an El Niño event
What will be an ideal response?
The mixing ratio = mass of water vapor (grams)/ mass of dry air (kilograms). So if you have 10 grams of water vapor in 100 kilograms of dry air, what is the mixing ratio?
A) 0.01 g/kg B) 0.1 g/kg C) 10 g/kg D) 100 g/kg E) 1 g/kg