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Foucault Pendulum and Coriolis Effect Multiple Choice Test

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Foucault Pendulum and Coriolis Effect

Use your knowledge of Earth science to answer all questions in the data set. You will need your Earth Science reference tables and a calculator to answer some of the questions. Good Luck.

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The best evidence that Earth spins on its axis is provided by

The actual path results from

A Foucault pendulum appears to change its direction of swing over a period of several hours because of Earth’s

The apparent change in direction of a swinging Foucault pendulum is the result of the

In the Northern Hemisphere, planetary winds deflect to the

In 1851, the French physicist Jean Foucault constructed a large pendulum that always change direction of swing at the same rate in a clockwise direction. According to Foucault, this change in direction of swing was caused by the

What causes many surface winds to deflect to the right in the Northern Hemisphere?

Planetary winds in the Northern Hemisphere are deflected to the right due to the

The best evidence that Earth rotates is provided by the

This device provides evidence that

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