The average movement of all water affected by the wind is ______ degrees to the ______ of the wind motion in the Southern Hemisphere.
A) 45; right
B) 45; left
C) 90; right
D) 90; left
E) 180; no direction

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In the Southern Hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes the average movement of water to be 90 degrees to the left of the wind direction, due to the Ekman spiral effect.

The Average Movement of All Water Affected by the Wind