When moving over any significant distance, why doesn’t wind simply flow straight “down” a pressure gradient?

Q: What is the number of latitude degrees between place A (35°N, 75°W) and place B (70°S, 75°W)? What i...

A: The latitude and longitude of place A and place B are shown in the following figure.                ...

Q: What impact did the end of the last ice age (in other words, the warming period known as the Holocen...

A: The last ice age culminated in warming, known as the Holocene period (11,650 years old), which saw m...

Q: Why is evaporation a cooling process and condensation a warming process in the atmosphere?

A: Evaporation:                     Evaporation is the process of transformation of a liquid into a gas...

Q: 25. Traditional labor-intensive agriculture often involves which of the following? Field terracing a...

A: LABOR-INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE: Intensive agriculture is followed in regions with a very high tropics a...

Q: How do wetlands contribute to the biology of the oceans and the cleansing of polluted river water?

A: A wetland is a particular environment that is overwhelmed by water, either forever or occasionally, ...

Q: Why might meandering rivers make poor political boundaries?

A: The rivers that form a sinusoidal channel or alternating curvatures during their journey are known a...

Q: what is the ACA and social stewardship.

A: ACA- The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a far-reaching change law, ordered in 2010, that builds health...

Q: Describe and contrast the following processes associated with electromagnetic energy: radiation (emi...

A: In conventional physics, electromagnetic radiation is energy flush into the free space at a constant...

Q: In country A, national census takes place every five years. The total population in country A is 100...

A: The demographical studies help ascertain aspects like how a country's population grows and doubles i...

Q: Draw the relationship between the vegetation distribution in Ghana and the the soil types

A:               Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country along the Gulf of Guinea and Atl...

Q: Draw a cross-section and explain how downslope winds form. Why are they typically hot and dry?

A: The cross-section of downslope winds is shown in the below figure:                                  ...

Q: Land is considered a resource because it A) is used to produce things B) requires labor to be useful...

A: Introduction - Land is considered as resources as it provides habitat for various flora and faunas. ...