The Atmosphere Around the Earth Would Rush Off into Space

question 34

Multiple Choice

The atmosphere around the earth would rush off into space if the vertical pressure gradient force were not balanced by ____.

• A) the Coriolis force
• B) the horizontal pressure gradient force
• C) gravity
• D) the centripetal force

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