The Horizontal Pressure Gradient Force (Pgf)

question 64

Multiple Choice

The horizontal pressure gradient force (pgf) :

• A)is solely responsible for air movement.
• B)can affect the direction of wind flow.
• C)is always directed from high pressure to low pressure.
• D)is strongest where the temperature differentials are the greatest.
• E)all of the above

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Definitions:

Sensory Adaptation

The process by which sensory receptors become less sensitive to constant stimuli over time, helping organisms to focus on changes in their environment.

Saccades

Rapid, abrupt movements of the eyes that change the point of fixation.

Transduction

The process of converting one form of energy into another, as in sensory processing or in the genetic alteration of bacteria by viruses.

Lens Accommodation

The process by which the eye's lens changes shape to focus near or far objects on the retina for clear vision.