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    Instead of the Air Flowing Straight Out of a High
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Instead of the Air Flowing Straight Out of a High

Question 9

Question 9

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Instead of the air flowing straight out of a high pressure system, it spirals out in a clockwise direction. The cause of the clockwise spiraling motion is:


A) inertia.
B) turbulence.
C) pressure gradient force.
D) Coriolis force.
E) centripetal force.

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