Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Geography Question 16
Practice objective / multiple choice question 16 from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.
Station A records a pressure of 1015 hPa and Station B, located 300 km east of A, records 1005 hPa. Assuming air density 1.2 kg m⁻³ and a Coriolis parameter of \(1.0\times10^{-4}\,\text{s}^{-1}\) (Northern Hemisphere), calculate the approximate geostrophic wind speed in m s⁻¹ and state its cardinal direction (e.g., northerly).
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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Geography Question 16. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.
Difficulty level: Medium .
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