Coriolis Effect ???????

Question

1.) In general, winds are named for the direction from which they blow.

True

False

2.) The characteristic of the Earth that causes the coriolis effect is the __________ of the Earth on its axis. (Use the "technical term" that describes this characteristic of the earth. Do not use the word spinning.)

3.) Winds are deflected to the (right/left)__________as they move into a low pressure area in the Northern Hemisphere.

4.) Winds tend to rotate in a (clockwise/counter clockwise)__________direction as they move into a low pressure area in the Northern Hemisphere.

5.) Winds tend to rotate in a (clockwise/counterclockwise) __________ direction as they move into a low pressure area in the Southern Hemisphere.

6.)Because tropical storms (like a hurricane or major storm system) develop

with winds traveling into a low pressure area, we would expect that the

winds in these kinds of storms in the Southern Hemisphere would

rotate in a ______________________ (clockwise/counterclockwise) direction.

Answer 1

1.) True (westerly winds are winds that come from the west)

2.) rotation

3.) the Coriolis effect causes winds to be deflected right as they move into a low pressure area(i think that is what the question is asking

4.) counter-clockwise

5.) clockwise

6.) clockwise