Multiple choice

Coriolis force is

  1. minimum at the poles and is maximum at the equator

  2. always equal to the pressure gradient force

  3. dependent on the speed of the wind

  4. equal over the surface of the earth

  5. maximum at the poles and is absent at the equator
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Explanation

This is the correct answer. The Coriolis force is directly proportional to the angle of latitude. It is maximum at thepoles and is absent at the equator.

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