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El gradiente horizontal de presión es:The horizontal pressure gradient is:
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Correct answer: c) The pressure difference between two isobars per unit of distance between them.
Why it is correct
It is pressure difference per unit of distance.
Why the others are not
- a) Pressure is missing.
- b) That is an isobar.
- d) It is not a wind.
How to work it out in the exam
- Gradient: change over distance.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2019 · Convocatoria de junio · PY Test 1 · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2019 · Convocatoria de junio · PY Test 2 · question 13 Official paper · Official answer key
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