Yueng Lenn Practice questions

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1. You are standing in the centre of a Merry-go-round which is turning in an anticlockwise sense. If you walk away from the centre, which sort of deflecting force will you feel?

  • Towards the centre
  • One towards the right
  • Towards the edge
  • One towards the left
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2. Which way would you expect air to circulate in a region of low pressure in the northern hemisphere?

  • Upwards
  • Anti-clockwise
  • Clockwise
  • Towards the centre

3. What volume of the iceberg will therefore be visible above the ocean surface?

  • 0.17m3
  • None
  • 1m3
  • 56m3

4. Which of the following best describes a water mass?

  • A body of water formed at the same place in the ocean with a characteristic temperature and salinity
  • The mass of water in a particular ocean. E.g Indian
  • A particularly heavy piece of water
  • Temperature divided by salinity

5. Waves in shallow water travel at a speed which just depends on what?

  • The wave length
  • The water depth
  • The wave height
  • The wave period

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