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The apparent curving of the winds is called?

the Coriolis effect


What apparent shift in wind direction that is caused by the earth rotation?

Coriolis effect


How does the ocean flows?

It Flows with the coriolis effect. It Flows with the coriolis effect.


What currents are influences by the Coriolis effect?

Surface Currents


Why did Gaspard Gustave Coriolis named his invention the Coriolis effect?

Gaspard Gustave Coriolis named his invention the Coriolis effect after himself because he was the first to mathematically describe the phenomenon in fluid dynamics. His work on the effect, which explains the deflection of moving objects on a rotating planet, has since become a fundamental concept in meteorology and oceanography.


What is the name of one cell that forms because of the Coriolis effect?

The Coriolis Effect is the phenomenon that effects global winds. A convection cell is a form of wind and this is the first part of the coriolis effect.


Does the Coriolis effect make a tornado start to rotate?

No. Tornadoes are too small for the Coriolis effect to influence them.


What is the deflection of air masses resulting from earths eastwards rotation?

The Coriolis Effect is responsible for this.


What effect is spinning water?

Coriolis Effect.


A sentence with coriolis effect?

The Coriolis effect causes moving objects on Earth, such as air currents and ocean currents, to appear to curve due to the rotation of the Earth.


What does the earth's rotation produce?

The Earth's rotation produces days and nights, some changes to the wind, but most importantly, the Coriolis Effect. The Coriolis effect has a large effect on wind, making it blow in huge circular paths.


Are Winds are turned to the right in the Northern Hemisphere?

yes they are =^_^=