Which describes the effect of objects and wind moving over distance and time on the surface of Earth?
A)These are always deflected from a straight path to the west in the Southern Hemisphere.
B)These are affected only by the pressure gradient and friction force.
C)These are always deflected to the right by the friction force.
D)These are apparently deflected from a straight path to the right in the Northern Hemisphere.

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This is known as the Coriolis effect, which causes objects and wind moving over distance and time to be apparently deflected from a straight path to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. This is due to the rotation of the Earth on its axis.

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