What is the main driver that causes Hadley circulation in a planet's atmosphere to break up into zonal winds?
A) The planet's rapid rotation
B) Heating from the solar wind
C) Hurricanes developing along the planet's equator
D) Convection driven by solar heating

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The planet's rapid rotation causes the Coriolis effect, which breaks up the Hadley circulation into zonal winds.

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