Earth's rotation causes winds to veer to the west or to the east. This is known as the Coriolis effect. Lesson 1.06

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The statement "Earth's rotation causes winds to veer to the west or to the east" is true about the Coriolis effect.

Fluid materials such as wind and ocean currents take different directions depending on the hemisphere, this movement of deviation is called the Coriolis effect.

Therefore, we can conclude that the force that tends to deflect the trajectory of objects moving across the entire earth's surface is known as the Coriolis effect.

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Earth's rotation and spherical shape cause winds to veer to the right (in the northern Hemisphere) or to the left (in the southern Hemisphere) of the direction they want to go.  This is known as the Coriolis effect.

If you didn't know that you're on a rotating Earth, and you looked at the patterns of the winds, you'd think there's some kind of force that's making the airflow veer to the right or left of the direction it actually wants to go.  This is known as the Coriolis force.  It's a"pseudo force", because it doesn't really exist.  It only LOOKS like it's there, because of the Earth's rotation and spherical shape..

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