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What effect does the earth's rotation have on surface currents?
It causes them to deviate (different directions north and south of the equator) leading to the Coriolis effect.
Why are the northern and southern hemispheres different?
The northern and southern hemispheres experience different climates and seasons due to the Earth's tilt on its axis. This causes variations in sunlight exposure, leading to differences in temperature and weather patterns. Additionally, the distribution of land and water between the two hemispheres affects atmospheric circulation and ocean currents, contributing to their distinct characteristics.
Can a hurricane cross the equator?
No, hurricanes cannot cross the equator due to the Coriolis effect, which causes storms to rotate in opposite directions in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Can hurricanes cross the equator?
No, hurricanes cannot cross the equator because of the Coriolis effect, which causes storms to rotate in opposite directions in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Do hurricanes ever cross the equator?
No, hurricanes do not cross the equator because of the Coriolis effect, which causes storms to rotate in opposite directions in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What causes the toilet to go clockwise in America but counter clock wise in Australia?
The gravitational pull is different in the two hemispheres. Therefore rivers and water runs differently in the two hemispheres.
What happens when light bumps into an air molecule?
It causes them to scatter in different directions.
What factor causes surface currents north and south of the equator to move in different locations?
Surface currents are created by air currents, earth's rotation, and positions of the continents.
Why do lithospheric plates move constantly?
Lithospheric plates move due to convection currents in the underlying mantle. Heat generated from the Earth's core causes these currents, which push the plates in different directions. This constant movement is known as plate tectonics and is responsible for earthquakes, volcanic activity, and the formation of mountain ranges.
Plate movement is thought to be caused by convection currents in the?
Earth's mantle. Heat from the core causes magma to rise and spread beneath the lithosphere, creating convection currents that push tectonic plates in different directions. As plates move, they interact at boundaries, leading to various geological phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes.
Why do surface currents travel in curved paths around the earth?
Two main reasonsthe surface of the earth is not smooth so currents have to travel in curved paths to get around obstaclesCoriolis forces - because of the huge distances involved the differences of forces due to the changes in the circumference of the earth at different latitudes causes currents to curve even if they are trying to travel in a straight line. Note: it takes huge distances - on the order of miles - to see any effect from Coriolis forces (- despite the urban folklore out there about drains swirling different directions in the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Hint - they don't) Unless your sink or toilet is miles across, you won't be seeing Coriolis forces determining the direction of swirl as they drain.
What causes tides but not waves and currents?
The gravity of the Sun and the Moon causes tides. Waves are caused by the wind. Currents have a variety of causes, but differential heating of different parts of the Earth by the Sun, modified by the coriolis effect of the turning Earth is the main one.
