Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Although the vertical pressure-gradient force in the lower atmosphere is much greater than the horizontal pressure-gradient force, why are strong upward winds not normally experienced?

  1. It is balanced by a nearly equal and opposite gravitational force.
  2. It is cancelled by the Coriolis force at every latitude.
  3. Atmospheric pressure remains constant with increasing height.
  4. Surface friction increases continuously with altitude.
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