Explain the formation of a geostrophic wind.
What will be an ideal response?
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When being hit by a fast-moving car, you'll experience less force if the collision time is
A. brief. B. long. C. the same way either way. D. none of the above
What was the response of Chief Joseph, leader of the Nez Perce, when the U.S. government wanted the Nez Perce to move reservation?
A) Chief Joseph wanted peace with the white settlers and so encouraged his people to move to the reservation B) Chief Joseph and his people tried to escape the U.S. cavalry by fleeing to Canada C) Chief Joseph hid in the Rockies engaging in active war with the U.S. government. D) Chief Joseph merged the Nez Pierce with the Blackfeet tribe defying the U.S. government order.
The latitude at which the noon Sun is directly overhead is known as the solar ____
a. declination b. insolation c. perihelion d. analemma e. axis of inclination