Due to the Coriolis Force (as a consequence of the earth's rotation)
The Coriolis Effect
If only allowed to pivot in a horizontal plane, it would wander aimlessly. If also allowed to deflect vertically, it would point straight down into the ground.
As a result of the Coriolis effect, an air mass moving from the North Pole to the equator will be deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere. This means that instead of moving directly southward, the air mass will curve towards the east. This deflection influences weather patterns and ocean currents, contributing to the rotation of large-scale systems like cyclones.
The indo-australasian or the African plates are moving north
As an air mass moves from the North Pole toward the equator, the Coriolis effect causes it to deflect to the right in the Northern Hemisphere. This results in a counterclockwise rotation of the air mass, contributing to the formation of trade winds and influencing weather patterns. The effect becomes more pronounced as the air mass moves southward, impacting the direction and speed of winds across different latitudes.
bend to the right of their motion
The Coriolis Effect
Bend to the West
Air does not move straight north or south due to the Coriolis effect, which is a result of the Earth's rotation. This effect causes moving air masses to be deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere, resulting in curved paths rather than straight north or south movement.
Exactly straight over the equator. It's a tiny bit north of the equator just before the Autumnal Equinox, and a tiny bit south of the equator just after it. In other words, the sun is 'moving' south. At the Vernal Equinox, it's also precisely over the equator, but 'moving' north.
The Bering Straight
If only allowed to pivot in a horizontal plane, it would wander aimlessly. If also allowed to deflect vertically, it would point straight down into the ground.
You can tell which way a front is moving by observing the direction in which the clouds are moving. In the Northern Hemisphere, if clouds are moving from south to north, it indicates a warm front moving north. If clouds are moving from north to south, it indicates a cold front moving south. Reverse these directions for the Southern Hemisphere.
Due north is straight north, or exactly north.
Closer
the Coriolis force, which is produced by earth's rotation.
a bearing is the angle from north moving clockwise 360 degrees a negative bearing is moving counterclockwise from north