Coriolis Effect
In the southern hemisphere, Earth appears to rotate...
clockwise
As latitude increases and the speed of the earth's rotation decreases
Coriolis effect increases
The rotational axis is least at the poles therefore
Coriolis is greater
In the northern hemisphere storms rotate...
Counterclockwise because in a low pressure system the air traveling from outside the system to inside the system (high pressure to low pressure) deflect to the right which causes counter clockwise rotation of storms. (refer to picture)
Currents are named
For the direction they flow towards
Winds are named
From the direction they come from
Equator=
Greatest speed
Mass1 x velocity 1 x radius of rotation1 =
Mass2 x velocity2 x radius of rotation2
Poles=
Slowest speed
Coriolis Effect
The apparent deflection of moving objects when the motion is described relative to a rotating reference frame
In the southern hemisphere, storms rotate...
clockwise
In the southern hemisphere storms rotate...
clockwise because in a low pressure system the air traveling from outside the system to inside the system (high pressure to low pressure) deflect to the left which causes clockwise rotation of storms. (refer to picture)
In the northern hemisphere, deflection results in...
clockwise rotation of global winds, ocean currents, jets, etc.
Coriolis is greatest at the poles and least at the equator due to
conservation of angular momentum
In the northern hemisphere, Earth appears to rotate...
counterclockwise
In the northern hemisphere, storms rotate...
counterclockwise
In the southern hemisphere, deflection results in...
counterclockwise rotation of global winds, ocean currents, jets, etc
The direction of deflection is...
from the origin of movement
In the southern hemisphere, deflection is to..
left
The Coriolis effect is the least at...
the equator
the faster the speed of the object...
the greater the Coriolis effect
Momentum before has to =
the momentum after
The Coriolis effect is greater at...
the poles
In the northern hemisphere, deflection is to...
the right
The main cause of the Coriolis effect is...
the rotation of the Earth
