Coriolis Effect
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
what is the coriolis effect?
change in location of warm and cold surface water every 2-7 years
tendency of objects moving large distances on Earth’s surface to bend to the right in the northern hemisphere & to the left in the southern hemisphere
winds in northern Indian ocean that blow from the southwest in the summer & from the northeast in winter
two layers of horizontal winds moving in opposite directions
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
what is the main cause of the coriolis effect?
earth’s rotation
trade winds
the sun and ocean
temperature
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
what would happen if there was no coriolis effect?
the earth would not rotate
nothing would change
the atmosphere would only circulate between the poles and the equator; this creates a pattern
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
where is the coriolis effect the strongest?
in the northern hemisphere
in the southern hemisphere
at the equator
at the Earth’s poles
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
how does the coriolis effect influence climate?
predicts the direction of global atmospheric circulation; trade winds, westerlies, etc.
warms the temperature of large bodies of water
melts glaciers and polar ice caps
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
what is the most important thing the coriolis effect acts on?
storm surges
climate change
storm systems
trade winds
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
the coriolis effect, affects how airplanes fly
true
false
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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