Quiz III

Note that answering some of the questions below may require that the reader follow the links branching off the main body of the course.

1. In which direction does air turn in the anticyclones (atmospheric eddies with high pressure in their centres) on the Northern Hemisphere?

A clockwise

B there is no preferred direction

C counter-clockwise

2. In which direction does air turn in the anticyclones of the Southern Hemisphere?

A clockwise

B there is no preferred direction

C counter-clockwise

3. In which direction does the wind blow relative to the direction of the atmospheric pressure drop?

A nearly the same direction

B nearly at right angles to it

4. Where is the higher pressure on the Northern Hemisphere, relative to the direction of the wind?

A to the right

B to the left

C forwards

D backwards

5. In wich direction does the surface of the sea descend on average, relative to the direction of the flow of ocean currents of the Southern Hemisphere?

A to the right of the direction of the flow

B to the left