Chapter 5- Wind

Question 1

42.10.2
Explain the relationship between insolation and movement of air, both horizontally and
vertically.

Answer 1

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Question 2

42.10.4
Explain the effect of Coriolis force on the movement of air in the northern and southern
hemisphere, and state the direction of the force and its strength relative to the flow of
air.

Answer 2

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Question 3

42.10.6

Describe the basic concepts expressed in the Coriolis formula.

Answer 3

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Question 4

42.10.8
Describe the effect of Coriolis force and pressure gradient on the movement of air
relative to the isobars.

Answer 4

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Question 5

42.10.10
Describe the inter-relation between pressure gradient, Coriolis force, and centrifugal
force on the curvature of isobars around high and low pressure systems in the northern
and southern hemisphere.

Answer 5

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Question 6

40.10.12
Given equal spacing between isobars, explain why the wind strength is stronger around
a high than around a low.

Answer 6

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Question 7

42.10.14

For the northern and southern hemisphere: describe the typical diurnal variation of the surface wind;

Answer 7

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Question 8

42.10.14
For the northern and southern hemisphere: state the change in wind velocity when climbing out of, or descending into, the friction
layer.

Answer 8

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