Practice - Coriolis Acceleration
Practice Questions
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What is the formula for Coriolis acceleration?
💡 Hint: It involves the angular velocity vector and the velocity in the rotating frame.
Define a pseudo-force.
💡 Hint: Remember, it's not a real force but one due to frame acceleration.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does Coriolis acceleration depend on?
💡 Hint: Consider how both properties would affect an object's motion.
True or False: Coriolis acceleration acts parallel to the motion of an object.
💡 Hint: Remember how the force is defined.
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Challenge Problems
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If a hurricane's wind speed is 30 m/s in the Northern Hemisphere, calculate its Coriolis acceleration at a latitude of 30 degrees, where the angular velocity of the Earth is approximately 7.292 x 10^-5 rad/s.
💡 Hint: Remember to account for the sine of the latitude.
Discuss how the direction of Coriolis acceleration would differ if observed from the equator to the poles in terms of its effect on weather systems.
💡 Hint: Think about the rotation speed of the Earth and how it changes with latitude.
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