If the Earth were not rotating, how would the wind blow with respect to high and
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Question
If the Earth were not rotating, how would the wind blow with respect to high and low pressure centers in the Northern Hemisphere?
Options:
Clockwise around highs, counterclockwise around lows.
Counterclockwise around highs, clockwise around lows.
Clockwise around both.
Air in general wouldn't flow around highs or lows in any particular sense.
1.Clockwise around highs, counterclockwise around lows.
2.Counterclockwise around highs, clockwise around lows.
3.Clockwise around both.
4.Air in general wouldn't flow around highs or lows in any particular sense.
Explanation / Answer
Answer) option d) Air in general wouldn't flow around highs or lows in any particular sense.
Reason : Due to the Coriolis effect, near the low pressure areas winds move in counter-clockwise and around high pressure areas , the winds move in clockwise
If the earth stop rotating , winds would blow in straight north-south lines but not in any particular sense around highs or lows
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