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coriolis effect causes inds to cureve to the left or right depending on the hemisphere.
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Does global winds curve because of the earth's rotation?
yes
Why do global winds blow sideways?
Because of the Earth's Rotation...
Why do the winds curve to the East between 30-60 degrees?
The Coriolis effect is the apparent curvature of global winds, ocean currents, and everything else that moves freely across the Earth's surface. The curvature is due to the rotation of the Earth on its axis. ... Between thirty and sixty degrees latitude, the winds that move toward the poles appear to curve to the east.
Does the earths rotation make prevailing winds go north and south or east and west?
Prevailing winds move from North to South because cold, dense air in the poles moves towards the equator where it is warmer (it moves from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure). Because of the Earth's rotation, it causes air moving towards the poles to curve to the east and wind moving away from the poles to curve to the west.
What caused global winds to separate into three bands?
pressure gradient For A+ The earth's rotation
Earths rotation causes global winds to curve what is the effect called?
it is called the Coriolis effect
Why do the global winds curve like they do?
Global winds are caused by unequal heating of the Earth's surface and they curve because... If the Earth did not rotate, Global Winds would not curve. They would be straight as a line. So because of EARTH'S ROTATION, global winds curve.
What makes global winds curve?
Coriolis force causes global winds to curve. As winds move north or south, they are deflected due to the rotation of the Earth. They curve to the west.
Does global winds curve because of the earth's rotation?
yes
Why do global winds curve as they blow from one part of the Earth's surface to another?
The winds curve because of the rotation of the Earth.
How how does Earth's rotation influence the movement of global winds?
The influence of earths rotation is called the Coriolis effect. The coriolis effect causes wind to curve instead of going in a straight line.
How does earths rotation influence the movement of global winds?
The influence of earths rotation is called the Coriolis effect. The coriolis effect causes wind to curve instead of going in a straight line.
What direction does the Earths rotation make the prevailing winds curve?
The Earth's rotation affects all winds, prevailing or otherwise. In the northern hemisphere the Earth's rotation cause wind to curve to the right. It curves winds to the left in the southern hemisphere.
When winds curve because of the earth's rotation it is called?
Coriolis Force
When the path of winds and ocean currents seem to curve because of the Earths rotation it is called the?
The Coriolis effect
When the paths of winds and ocean currents seem to curve because of earths rotation it's called the?
The Coriolis effect
What effect cause the coriolis?
Currents to bend to the right in the Northern Hemisphere
