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

Question

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

Answer 1

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

The Coriolis effect causes the Gulf Stream to veer to the right in the Northern Hemisphere, resulting in a northeastward flow along the east coast of North America. Similarly, the Brazil Current is impacted by the Coriolis effect, causing it to turn to the left in the Southern Hemisphere and flow southwestward along the coast of Brazil.