Which statement below is NOT correct concerning the Coriolis force?
• It can cause winds to change direction, but not to increase in speed. • It causes the winds to deflect to the right in the Northern Hemisphere. • It deflects winds in opposite directions in the Northern and Southern hemispheres. • It deflects winds to the right in the Northern hemisphere. • It is strongest at the equator. • The wind direction is 135o. What is another name for this wind? • a N wind • a NE wind • a NW wind • a SE wind • a SW wind • Associated with a sea breeze is: • a breeze from land to water • a surface low on land • cloudiness over the water • warmer air over the water • none of the other answers are correct • A monsoon wind system is: • one associated with heavy rain almost all year • one associated with heavy rains in winter • one that changes direction seasonally • only found in India • the opposite of a sea breeze system • The surface air around a strengthening low pressure area normally ____ , while aloft, above the system, the air normally ____ . • converges,
