Global Circulation and Coriolis Effect Quiz

What is the name of the cell in the atmospheric circulation that occurs between 30 to 40 degrees north or south?

• Hadley cell

• Farrell cell

• Polar cell

• Subtropical cell

What is the name of the jet stream that occurs at a height of 11 to 13 kilometers and marks the boundary between cold polar air and warm tropical air?

• Polar front jet

• Equatorial jet

• Subtropical jet

• Polar jet

What causes the deflection of winds around low pressure and high pressure systems in the northern hemisphere?

• Coriolis effect

• Magnetic force

• Centrifugal force

• Gravitational force

What is the primary factor that determines the strength of the polar front jet?

• Air pressure

• Wind speed

• Humidity level

• Temperature contrast

In which direction are the trade winds deflected in the southern hemisphere due to the Coriolis effect?

• East

• West

• North

• South

What is the name of the surface wind in the feral cells that is deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere, leading to prevailing westerly and southwesterly winds?

• Prevailing wind

• Feral wind

• Trade wind

• Polar wind

What is the name of the planet that has circulation cells similar to those on Earth, due to the strong Coriolis effect caused by its fast rotation?

• Saturn

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

What is the apparent motion induced by the Earth's rotation, causing air to move in a slightly curved direction?

• Centrifugal motion

• Gravitational motion

• Coriolis effect

• Magnetic motion

What is the name of the process where air moving away from the equator speeds up as it gets closer to the Earth's spin axis?

• Angular acceleration

• Conservation of angular momentum

• Centripetal force

• Rotational inertia

What causes Atlantic depressions to deepen explosively as they are steered towards the UK?

• Jet stream ripples

• Coriolis effect

• Subtropical jet

• Polar front jet