The atmosphere around the earth would rush off into space if the ...

[jjjetplane]

The atmosphere around the earth would rush off into space if the vertical pressure gradient force
  were not balanced by:
  a. the Coriolis force.
  b. the horizontal pressure gradient force.
  c. gravity.
  d. the centripetal force.
  e. friction.

Question 2

The surface air around a strengthening low pressure area normally __________, while aloft,
  above the system, the air normally __________.
  a. diverges, diverges
  b. diverges, converges
  c. converges, converges
  d. converges, diverges

[jxjsniuniu]

Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

d

[jjjetplane]

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[Perkypinki]

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