Question

Without the Coriolis Effect, the atmosphere would circulate back and forth between the warm, low pressure area at the equator and the cold, high pressure area at the poles.



Instead, the Coriolis Effect results in the air deflecting towards the right in the Northern Hemisphere and toward the Left in the Southern Hemisphere.




What causes these curved paths?

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Responses

The Earth spins faster at the poles than at the equator.
The Earth spins faster at the poles than at the equator.

The different parts of the Earth rotate at different speeds.
The different parts of the Earth rotate at different speeds.

The equator receives more direct sunlight than the poles.
The equator receives more direct sunlight than the poles.

The poles receive more direct sunlight than the equator.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

**The different parts of the Earth rotate at different speeds.**

This difference in rotational speed leads to the Coriolis Effect, causing moving air to deflect to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere, resulting in curved paths of atmospheric circulation.