The spinning of the Earth
A)angles winds away from directly north-south toward east or west.
B)causes mountain ranges to spin off moisture.
C)is the initial driving force for generating winds.
D)causes ocean currents to be directed "out" to the equator.
E)causes the tidal ebb and flow.

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The spinning of the Earth causes the Coriolis effect which deflects wind to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere. This angle is away from directly north-south and towards east or west.

The Spinning of the Earth