Question

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es 1j global patterns of atmospheric movement influence local weather. oceans have a major effect on climate, because water in the oceans holds a large amount of heat.
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1. explain use the map to explain why surface winds are generally very weak near the equator.

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1. describe how does earth’s rotation affect the paths of global winds?

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1. apply ideas if air is moving south from california, which way will it tend to curve?

Explanation:

1. Near the equator, there is a region called the doldrums where warm air rises vertically due to intense heating. This vertical movement results in weak horizontal surface winds.
2. Earth's rotation causes the Coriolis effect. In the Northern Hemisphere, global winds are deflected to the right, and in the Southern Hemisphere, they are deflected to the left, altering their straight - line paths.
3. California is in the Northern Hemisphere. When air moves south from California, due to the Coriolis effect, it will tend to curve to the right (towards the west).

Answer:

1. Near the equator, warm air rises vertically creating the doldrums with weak horizontal surface winds.
2. Earth's rotation causes the Coriolis effect, deflecting global winds to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.
3. It will tend to curve to the right (towards the west).