Question 1
Which of the following are correctly matched?
◦ high pressure - ascending, converging air movements
◦ cyclones - low pressure cells
◦ high pressure cells - cyclonic circulation
◦ anticyclones - subpolar pressure cells
Question 2
Which of the following describes the
Coriolis force?
◦ It drives air from areas of higher to lower barometric pressure.
◦ It decreases with height above the surface.
◦ It causes the apparent deflection of winds from a straight path.
◦ It is the only force acting on flows of air in the upper troposphere.