Multiple choice

Which of the following is incorrect about the coriolis force?

  1. It deflects the wind to the right direction in the northern hemisphere.

  2. The deflection is more when the wind velocity is high.

  3. It is maximum at the poles and is absent at the equator.

  4. It acts perpendicular to the pressure gradient force.

  5. It is the rate of change of pressure with respect to distance.
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Explanation

This statement is incorrect, as the rate of change of pressure with respect to distance is the pressure gradient. Thus, this is the correct answer.

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