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

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

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.

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The correct response is:

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

The Coriolis effect causes moving fluids, such as ocean currents, to be deflected due to the rotation of the Earth. In the Northern Hemisphere, currents are deflected to the right, while in the Southern Hemisphere, they are deflected to the left. This is why the Gulf Stream moves northeast and the Brazil Current moves southwest.