The magnitude of the Coriolis force:
A)increases with latitude
B)decreases with latitude
C)is unaffected by latitude

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The magnitude of the Coriolis force is proportional to the sine of the latitude, which means it increases as you move away from the equator towards the poles. This is because the Earth's rotation causes objects to follow a curved path as they move, and the curvature is greater at higher latitudes.

The Magnitude of the Coriolis Force