The+Coriolis+Effect


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 * |||||| Please respond to the following questions: ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * |||||||||||||||||||||||| a. Why do you think one (paper) airplane moves to the right of its intended target, while the other moves to the left? What is the main difference in these two scenarios? ||
 * |||||||||||||||||||| b. The Coriolis Effect is the term given to describe this phenomenon. Using your own words, define and explain the Coriolis Effect. ||  ||   ||
 * (2) |||||| http://www.uwf.edu/atc/projects/coriolis/main.swf ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * |||||||||| a. What is the Coriolis Effect? When was it discovered, and by whom? ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * |||||| b. What causes the Coriolis Effect? ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * |||||||||||| c. Is this apparent motion real? Is this motion ACTUALLY happening? Explain. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * |||||||||||||||||| d. As a result of the Coriolis Effect, how do you think air moves in the the Northern Hemisphere? In the Southern Hemisphere? ||  ||   ||   ||

Watch the video materials provided at the links above to answer the questions provided.

We'll move full-steam ahead on Monday (I have NO voice today.....I trust I'll ready to roll after some R&R this weekend!): we'll finish up our Solar Radiation ppt./lecture, and start talking about what you've learned of the Coriolis Effect!

Stay well, everyone, and have a good weekend. Let me know if you have any questions about what you've done in class today.