Asked by Erick Lopez Moralez
Why are winds that move toward the poles deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere?
A.
because of interaction with polar easterlies
B.
because of interaction with the jet streams
C.
because of the greenhouse effect
D.
because of the Coriolis Effect
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D. because of the Coriolis Effect
As Earth rotates eastward, moving air appears to be deflected (to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere) due to the Coriolis effect — an apparent force resulting from the planet's rotation.
As Earth rotates eastward, moving air appears to be deflected (to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere) due to the Coriolis effect — an apparent force resulting from the planet's rotation.
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