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What causes the Coriolis effect?



winds spinning off the equator



the rotation of Earth on its axis



the different air movements north and south of the equator



the friction that slows down winds near Earth's surface

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Lollypopqueen100
BRotation on earths axis :P

Answer:

Option (2)

Explanation:

The Coriolis force is the force that occurs due to the earth's rotation around its imaginary axis. Due to this force, the wind and the ocean currents get deflected towards the right side. As a result of which the path of the surface currents are also deflected towards the right. This Coriolis force allows the wind to move in the clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and the anticlockwise direction in the southern hemisphere.

The effect of Coriolis force is maximum at the poles and 0 (zero) at the equator.

Hence, the correct answer is option (2).

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