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

Question

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

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 northeast and the Brazil Current northwest.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: It turns the Gulf Stream northeast and the Brazil Current southwest.

The Coriolis effect causes moving fluids (like ocean currents) to be deflected due to the Earth's rotation. In the Northern Hemisphere, this results in currents like the Gulf Stream turning northeast, while in the Southern Hemisphere, currents like the Brazil Current are deflected southwest.