Asked by Eduardo Luna Villanueva
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 the jet streams
B.
because of interaction with polar easterlies
C.
because of the greenhouse effect
D.
because of the Coriolis Effect
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D. Because of the Coriolis Effect.
The apparent deflection arises from Earth's rotation: air moving north or south keeps its original eastward speed (angular momentum), so relative to the rotating surface it is displaced to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.
The apparent deflection arises from Earth's rotation: air moving north or south keeps its original eastward speed (angular momentum), so relative to the rotating surface it is displaced to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.
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