Homework SourseTwo ships off the coast of Peru fire their guns at each othe
Two ships off the coast of Peru fire their guns at each other. No matter how precisely the guns are aimed, the gunners notice that their shells always strike to the left of the intended target point. Possible reasons include
a) they forgot Coriolis force
b) random aiming errors
c) wave motions cause the guns to drift off target
d) they corrected for Coriolis force in the wrong direction
e) a and d
Two ships off the coast of Peru fire their guns at each other. No matter how precisely the guns are aimed, the gunners notice that their shells always strike to the left of the intended target point. Possible reasons include
a) they forgot Coriolis force
b) random aiming errors
c) wave motions cause the guns to drift off target
d) they corrected for Coriolis force in the wrong direction
e) a and d
Two ships off the coast of Peru fire their guns at each other. No matter how precisely the guns are aimed, the gunners notice that their shells always strike to the left of the intended target point. Possible reasons include
a) they forgot Coriolis force
b) random aiming errors
c) wave motions cause the guns to drift off target
d) they corrected for Coriolis force in the wrong direction
e) a and d
Solution
A.) They forget coriolis force.
The eair has been set in motion by thepressure gradient force, it undergoes an apparent deflection from its path, as seen by an observer on the earth. This apparent deflection is called the \"Coriolis force\" and is a result of the earth\'s rotation.
