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The Coriolis Force. It deflects wind to the right in the northern hemisphere and the left in the Southern Hemisphere. It is a consequence of earth's rotation.
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How does the Coriolis force effect modify air movement?
In the Northern Hemisphere, the Coriolis force deflects winds to the right. This causes hurricanes and typhoons to spin counterclockwise. In the Southern Hemisphere, the Coriolis force deflects winds to the left. This causes hurricanes and typhoons to spin clockwise.
Do the winds turn north south east are west in a tornado?
The fact that the a tornado spins means that the winds move in all directions at different points within the tornado, as they make a full 360 degree rotation. In the northern hemisphere tornadoes spin counterclockwise, so winds on the north side of a tornado blow east to west, those on the west side blow north to south, those on the south side blow west to east, and those on the east side blow south to north. This is reversed in the southern hemisphere where tornadoes spin clockwise.
What is a transverse current?
A transverse current is an ocean current that goes either west or east. The strongest transverse currents are the equatorial currents, which are driven by the trade winds.
What deflects gamma radiation?
Thick, dense lead deflects gamma radiations.
What is the direction opposite west?
South and east
Which deflects winds to the east and west?
Coriolis effect
Which deflects winds to the west to east?
Coriolis effect
What deflects the wind to east or west?
The Coriolis Effect.
What are winds called when they blow from east to west?
Winds blowing east to west or west to east are referred to as zonal winds
What is the force that deflects prevailing winds?
The Coriolis effect is the force that deflects prevailing winds
What winds move west to east?
West winds.
What is the force that deflects wind?
The Coriolis effect is the force that deflects prevailing winds
Prevailing winds that blow from east to west?
Either the Polar Easterlies or the Trade Winds, depending on latitude.
What direction do the winds on the equator blow is east to west?
east to west
What does the magnetosphere do to the solar winds?
It deflects the solar winds around the Earth
How many major winds are there?
There are 3 global winds per hemisphere, so 6 in total. The 3 global winds are the: easterlies, which move from east to west. westerlies, which move from west to east. and the trade winds, which also moves from the east to west.
What winds blow from west to east?
the trade winds
