Multiple Choice
As an air parcel aloft moves northward from the equator,it moves closer to the earth's axis of rotation.Because of the conservation of angular momentum,the air parcel's motion should
A) remain constant.
B) slow and eventually reverse direction.
C) slow but continue in the same direction.
D) increase in speed.
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