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Introduction The Coriolis Force

1. 5.
Weather accounts for _____ of the aviation accidents and Air is forced to curve _____ by something known as the
almost _____ of all aviation fatalities. Coriolis force.
A. 40%, 95% A. to the left
B. 25%, 40%
B. upward
C. 80%, 10%
C. to the right

Atmospheric Circulation
6. Fill in the blanks below:
2.
Every physical process of weather is accompanied by, or
is the result of, a
A. movement of air.
B. pressure differential.
C. heat exchange.

3.
What causes variations in altimeter settings between
weather reporting points?
A. unequal heating of the Earth's surface.
B. variation of terrain elevation.
C. Coriolis force.

4.
Up to a certain altitude in the atmosphere (called the
tropopause), temperature generally _____ with altitude.
A. remains constant
B. decreases
C. increases