How does the Coriolis effect impact the Gulf Stream and the Brazil Current?(1 point)

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It turns the Gulf Stream southwest and the Brazil Current northeast.
It turns the Gulf Stream southwest and the Brazil Current northeast.
It turns the Gulf Stream northwest and the Brazil Current northeast.
It turns the Gulf Stream northwest and the Brazil Current northeast.
It turns the Gulf Stream northeast and the Brazil Current northwest.
It turns the Gulf Stream northeast and the Brazil Current northwest.
It turns the Gulf Stream northeast and the Brazil Current southwest.

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The correct response is: It turns the Gulf Stream northwest and the Brazil Current northeast.

The Coriolis effect causes currents in the Northern Hemisphere to turn to the right and in the Southern Hemisphere to turn to the left. This influences the direction of both the Gulf Stream and the Brazil Current.